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The pressure to give A grades is intense. It comes from the students and increasingly from their parents as well.

— Jon Appleton

I abhor grades - if a child does his best, that's all that should be asked.

— Richard Dawson

“I've come to believe in my bones that children - especially children in poverty - are desperate for an education to help them discover…

— Shanna Peeples

Scoring well on tests is the sort of happy thing that gets the school district the greenbacks they crave. Understanding and appreciating the material…

— Libba Bray

If you improve education by teaching for competence, eliminating schooling, and connecting with students, the test scores will improve.

— William Glasser

“The more we want our children to be (1) lifelong learners, genuinely excited about words and numbers and ideas, (2) avoid sticking with what’s…

— Alfie Kohn

Parents make sure homework is returned without error, drill their kids on upcoming tests to the saturation point, and then complain if teachers do…

— John Rosemond

From a young age, pupils are put under immense amounts of pressure in high-stakes exams. Often, they're made to feel like their whole future…

— Layla Moran

Never compare one student's test score to another's. Always measure a child's progress against her past performance. There will always be a better reader,…

— Rafe Esquith

“Since the vast majority of factors affecting test scores occur outside school, test scores are poor measures of school quality, teacher quality and student…

— Terry Marselle

The focus on just thinking about standardized test scores as being synonymous with achievement for teenagers is ridiculous, right? There are so many things…

— Angela Duckworth

What makes a child gifted and talented may not always be good grades in school, but a different way of looking at the world…

— Chuck Grassley