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Lewiston parent urges teaching critical thinking over test preparation
Summary
During public comment on Oct. 20, Matthew Egren, a Ward 4 resident, told the school committee that heavy focus on preparing students for standardized tests risks producing students who can perform on tests but cannot explain their reasoning or think independently.
Matthew Egren, a Ward 4 resident speaking during the public comment period Oct. 20, urged the Lewiston Public Schools committee to emphasize teaching students to think and reason, not merely to perform on standardized tests.
"We spend much of our children's classroom time teaching them, unfortunately, for the test that's coming next," Egren said. "What this means is they become performers who memorize and recite back the answers, yet…
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