Sentences with phrase «exclusively on academic skills»

The problem, he says, is that the intense emphasis on standardized testing in recent years has pushed a lot of American schools to focus almost exclusively on academic skills, cognitive skills.

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Based on these statements, we can categorize the schools roughly into five groups: those that have a child - centered or progressive educational philosophy and typically seek to develop students» love of learning, respect for others, and creativity (29 percent of students); those with a general or traditional educational mission and a focus on students» core skills (28 percent of students); those with a rigorous academic emphasis, which have mission statements that focus almost exclusively on academic goals such as excelling in school and going to college (25 percent of students); those that target a particular population of students, such as low - income students, special needs students, likely dropouts, male students, and female students (11 percent of students); and those in which a certain aspect of the curriculum, such as science or the arts, is paramount (7 percent of students).

Kansans are demanding higher standards in academic skills, as well as employability and citizenship skills, and the need to move away from a «one - size - fits - all» system that relies exclusively on state assessments from No Child Left Behind.

Evidence for academic improvement comes almost exclusively from scores on statewide tests, which assess relatively basic skills that many no - excuses schools target with intensive drilling.

Kansans are demanding higher standards in academic skills, as well as employability and citizenship skills, and the need to move away from a one - size - fits - all system that relies exclusively on state assessments.