The article discusses several examples of why grades do not support what students learn. It is also reasonable to believe that the education process dictates curriculum that facilitates low level learning. Does this mean that teachers are to blame for not engaging students. The answer to this question can be found in standardized testing. As I stated in the previous article we spend too much time teaching a test.
Teachers do come to school prepared to include engaging activities in their curriculum.
It can become problematic when administrators and state governments direct what should be taught in the classroom without influence from educators and teachers.