[quote=GH]Test scores test a students ability to memorize facts, but fail to evaluate a students ability to reason, strategize etc. I call BS to the whole educational mess. ALL students do any more is practice for tests, so school districts can collect more federal funds. Learning??? NOT!!![/quote]
What’s your definition of learning? When I went to school, there were no API testing, but that doesn’t mean I didn’t have to memorize to pass the tests. Be it midterms, finals, AP test, periodic tests throughout the semesters. How do you expect to pass school w/out memorization? Memorization alone won’t get you that A. You have to know how to apply what you memorize. It’s not like these tests stay the same every year.