Since 2009, I have been an advocate of the ACT as an objective test of students’ college readiness and a measure of their future college success and have been preparing students by re-establishing their academic fundamentals, teaching them study skills and work ethics, and identifying their career potentials based on their natural gifts in various subject areas.
I am glad to hear of the teachers from the Oostburg School District in the State of Wisconsin having the same belief and carrying out the same mission in their classrooms.
I no longer feel like a lone soldier: “…at Oostburg schools, teachers brazenly teach to a test — in particular, the ACT. That’s because, Bruggink said, teachers, staff and administrators agree that the ACT is the best measure — at the very least, a solid starting place — of both college and career readiness as students approach graduation.
The national assessment covers four academic skill areas: English, mathematics, reading and science, with an optional writing section. Although many high school juniors take the ACT because it’s required for admission to many colleges, the state adopted the exam as its standardized test for high schools in the 2014-15 school year.”
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