Teaching to the Test is Bad Practice

No Child Left Behind requires that teachers teach to the test.

Learning requires the willing participation of the learner.

The more immature among learners, will participate willingly, only, in learning material that interests or excites them.

NCLB testing measures learning only in subjects that rarely interest or motivate these learners.

NCLB requires then, that teachers teach only material that doesn't interest learners.

At the expense of teaching material that is intrinsically motivating.

And at the expense of developing students who are interested and motivated to learn.