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Adrian Neibauer's avatar

The trickle -down effects of what you discuss are even greater at the Elementary level. Standardized curricula, high-stakes testing, and the shift away from knowledge center teaching has caused many children to suffer from anxiety, depression, m aggression, and shame from not being able to read or write at grade level.

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ted dintersmith's avatar

Congrats on such a compelling piece, which I just forwarded to several who are complicit in fanning the 'learning loss' hysteria. We have turned education into a high-stakes dog-eat-dog competition driven by tests that reflect no meaningful skills or mindsets, and cause massive collateral damage. The U.S. is sowing the seeds of our democracy's collapse, one failed education priority at a time. Thank you for making this very important point!!

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