Instead of learning new things, we were too focused on preparing for the End-of-Instruction test and what to expect on it. ... I sat down with a former teacher of mine name Mrs. ... I've been out for a while but just being still apart of the school system; I see a big difference in the way teachers teach from when I was being taught.... "These days, if a school's standardized test scores are high, people think the school's staff is effective. If a school's standardized test scores are low, they see the school's staff as ineffective. ...

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