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The internet is freaking out over this note a principal sent to parents during exam week

A school principal argues that not every student needs to master math, chemistry, English, or history.
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  • A letter from a principal to parents was uploaded to Reddit and has resonated with readers.
  • The letter urges parents to worry less about test scores.
  • The principal points to entrepreneurs, musicians, and athletes all have different strengths.
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Standardized testing has been called a motivation killer. The phrase "drill and kill" is often used to describe the process of quickly firing content at students to ensure they will perform well on an exam, to the detriment of real learning and creative thought.

While emphasis is often placed on how well students perform on tests, a principal at an unnammed school wrote a letter to parents urging them to worry less about scores, and that their children's future success isn't completely tied to how well they perform on exams.

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