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@1NJParent

Why do we use students’ performance on a test as a proxy to measure teachers’ performance? Some teachers are clearly unqualified or underqualified. Why not test the teachers directly? “Teaching to the test” wouldn’t be a problem if that were the case.

The same problem could apply in this case, where those being tested could substitute test preparation for actual skill development.