{"id":75814,"date":"2024-06-01T08:34:48","date_gmt":"2024-06-01T07:34:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/?p=75814"},"modified":"2024-06-01T08:34:48","modified_gmt":"2024-06-01T07:34:48","slug":"is-there-too-much-testing-in-schools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/2024\/06\/01\/is-there-too-much-testing-in-schools\/","title":{"rendered":"Is there too much testing in schools?"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is my YouTube short this morning<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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My suggestion is that everyone thinks that there is too much testing in schools, at cost to the quality of education that schools can and do provide. I suggest it is time to let our politicians know.<\/p>\n

The transcript is:<\/p>\n

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Everyone thinks that there is too much testing in schools these days.<\/p>\n

Children are tested when they arrive in schools.<\/p>\n

Again at 7.<\/p>\n

Again at 11.<\/p>\n

Again at 14.<\/p>\n

Again at 16.<\/p>\n

And finally at 18.<\/p>\n

When they're allowed to leave, they might have yet more tests.<\/p>\n

Does that make sense?<\/p>\n

Do we need that much testing?<\/p>\n

Will children develop without it?<\/p>\n

Might they even learn better and more useful skills than how to pass tests, which, once they reach the age of 18, they might never need again?<\/p>\n

I believe we need to focus on education, not testing, and if you agree, ask your politicians about it during this election campaign.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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