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Why do standardized test scores matter in the classroom? People would like for you to think standardized test scores do not matter. Are they right, or are they wrong? I'll let you decide. Test scores allow us to determine educational gaps. Sometimes these disparities can be directly associated with race. Any opportunity to bring attention to discriminatory educational policy should be an opportunity that we should discuss frequently. Exposing system failures keep us honest, in my opinion. A failure to provide and monitor education safeguards can be a downright failure to protect those at risk. I'm not making this argument because I believe it is accurate or because I am trying to convince anyone of anything. I will make this argument because of the opportunity to debate and educate others about what we know is necessary to end discriminatory educational practices. The American Association of Colleges of Education (AACE) recently released its 2018 Annual Survey of Postsecondary ...

In education we make many assumptions about what good teaching looks like. One of the only real ways to measure how effective teachers are is by looking at student outcomes. Outcomes look differently for each individual student. No one student is the same, and all students learn differently.  Beyond stating the obvious, there are several ways that educators can hold themselves accountable for teacher outcomes. Firstly, acknowledge the fact that you are responsible for the learning that takes place in your  classroom. Many educators want to blame the extraneous factors that exist in a child's life. What happens in a child's Homelife should not impact your willingness to teach and push a child. I've also seen instances in which educators use poverty as an excuse for students not learning. Yes, poor kids can learn. As a matter of fact, the l argest literacy boom for Black people came right after the Civil War and the ending of Chattel slavery. Secondly, tuck your learned  b...