Should We Teach to the Test? Today's educational environment is more contentious than ever. Some factions believe that education is only important for
college or career preparation, while other factions believe that education has lost its way and needs to re-center around
preparing students to be life-long learners. In other words, some believe education is valuable because it is useful for sodyty,
while others believe education is a good value in and of itself. Those who believe that education is only valuable for getting into
college or getting into a career often support teaching to the test--only spending time on what is absolutely necessary to meet
the next goal. But some parents, students, and educators believe that teaching to the test" removes any joy of learning in the
classroom and fails to teach students how to learn, read, and think for the rest of their life.
Choose the best concluding statement for the paragraph,
A
Learning good study habits can help students get through school easier and
with less struggle
If school lunches could be improved to be tastier, I think that more students
would be likely to eat in the school cafeteria
B)
C
Most people agree that the biggest problem with school discipline is a lack
of strong administrators.
D)
Surely, though there is a middle ground where students can be prepared
for a test or a future career and still experience joy in the classroom!