Down With Timed Tests
May 3, 2014
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I find it hard to believe that some schools are still using timed tests in math and the ‘drill and kill’ method of instruction. I’ve
I find it hard to believe that some schools are still using timed tests in math and the ‘drill and kill’ method of instruction. I’ve
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