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Re: U.S. Drops Out of Global Math Test

I can't say whether or not our resources would be best spent in administering this test or not. But it appears that the answer found wouldn't be conclusive. With so few countries participating, we wouldn't get a true understanding of our status in the whole world.

Just testing students won't improve learning. By the time students are juniors in HS they have spent enough time preparing for and taking standardized tests that they have lost one full semester of teaching. Perhaps less tests and more teaching sessions would improve their overall learning, rather than finding where they stand versus other students across the country.
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