Tell us what you think, offer suggestions. There has been a great discussion in the province of Ontario this week, over the results of a literacy test administered to all Grade 10 students. Thirty percent did not meet the set standards. To some the results argue the need for testing itself. Schools have been free of this kind of overall benchmark requirement and it may be that without a benchmark to aim for, performance necessarily declines.
Education is a complex undertaking.
There are also complications in the way certain educational theories rise and fall within the teaching profession. Language instruction has been an area of fierce and deep contention for decades.