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cbabe

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7. Decades of teaching to the test. And a generation of teachers who

Reply to LiberalArkie (Original post)

Sat Jan 10, 2026, 11:20 AM

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were ‘educated’ in the same system.

Funny story: niece’s friends were so fed up with endless ‘fill in the bubble’ tests, they began a contest to see who could make the best art with filled-in bubbles.

I remember a dolphin was a top scorer.

Ha.

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