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On writing their essays and now i don't. in 1990 did teachers say you know what, screw it, i'm down. >> but that's a false argument, though. >> the multiple choice tests became the basis of high stakes, that's when very little writing, when writing decreased in schools. because if you're held accountable, in most states, the states are exclusively multiple choice. therest no time in the curriculum for writing when you're teaching to those tests. i do want to say something about the fact that connecticut is a very different state with respect to the stakes that it's had on its tests than texas ...
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