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As Bridget Phillipson seeks to increase testing in schools (again) with a new reading test for 13 year olds, as a way of combatting the problems in literacy among school children, which is clearly a serious issue, I'm reminded of the phrase:
'You don't fatten a pig by weighing it'
What is needed is more investment in schools & staff to enhance the environment in which children learn & to help them discover the joy of learning... more testing just sucks the joy out or education!
@ChrisMayLA6 @urlyman honestly, phrases like “ready to take on the unions in a battle…” kinda tells me everything I need to know about her understanding of the people who used to vote for her
@rachel the current incarnation of the Labour Party looks to be institutionally incapable of curing itself :(
@ChrisMayLA6 even as a vegan, I like that phrase :)
Another similar one:
“the map is not the territory”
@ChrisMayLA6 'More testing' does far more (permanent) damage to #ActuallyAutistc children than just 'suck[ing] the joy out of education.'
It's worth noting that places which are actually good at education, like Finland, do no standardised testing AT ALL.
It's child abuse; it should be banned.
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