Are Your Kids Ready For The State Math Tests? - Critics of standardized math tests as mandated by the No Child Left Behind act claim that preparing kids for tests is not the right way to teach them. The counter argument is that a standardized test is needed to measure a student's knowledge as compared to his or her peers.
Lost in the shuffle are kids who have a mental block when it comes to math. Math is unique in that it is an incrementally built upon subject. Every step forward requires a mastery of the previous step.