This chapter visits testing and the idea that streamlining what you use to develop your overall curriculum effects testing, and students motivation to read. Making students read is not a bad idea. I think the make part simply needs to start sooner in the child's life and at home in an environment that will foster support from the parents. Parental support of school activites is what is going to make the difference with the child. Each child is different in their motivation to read or simply strive to do well in school. As dynamic as society and the average classroom are today, kids will undoubtedly grow and change as they develop.
Teaching to test is almost required of today's teachers who want their kids to do well and be recognized for doing well. Doing well helps in terms of scholarships, acceptance to colleges and academic programs. Does this hurt a kid's motivation to read or simply enjoy reading? Very debatable. I think all kids are different and if you can agree with that then their motivations for reading and learning are very different also. In knowing that, to try and answer or prescribe a fix for all kids is crazy. People discover the world and new worlds through reading. If you can agree with that and also manage to get that across to them, I think that is the real lesson that will enable them lifelong appreciation of reading.
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