Teaching to the Test

Should teachers teach to the test? That is a big question with many different opinions. Teachers today are instructed to “teach to the test.” They do this by drilling the students. This can become a problem because students will only learn what they need to for the test, leaving out other important knowledge they will need for their future. I my opinion, teaching to the test is not letting students learn critical thinking skills. Instead they are learning the necessary information to pass the test. I believe when teachers are teaching to the test, it limits their creativity in the classroom. Teachers train their students to perform well on these tests by drilling them on different methods. Although teaching children to the test shows better scores, it doesn’t measure the teacher’s performance with instruction or students abilities.