Principal Writes Incredible Letter To Students Regarding Standardized Test Results

After receiving their standardized test results, students at a UK primary school?received a letter from their principal Rachel Tomlinson. The letterreminds students of all the?really important things standardized tests do not?measure.

From The Guardian:

Sarah Metcalfe, the head’s PA, told the Guardian the school had been “overwhelmed by how the letter seems to have captured the public’s imagination” after it went viral on Twitter. Another staff member said the school prided itself on having “a very different ethos from almost any other school”. The school’s motto is “Learn to love, love to learn” and it aims to ensure are pupils are “rounded and grounded”, with the “ultimate goal” to “provide individuals with the ability to learn what we need to in whatever circumstances we find ourselves”.

?Here is the letter.

The letter from Rachel Tomlinson, head of Barrowford school in Nelson, has made a big impression on many who read it. Photograph: Twitter
The letter from Rachel Tomlinson, head of Barrowford school in Nelson, has made a big impression on many who read it. Photograph: Twitter

We found this at Twisted Sifter. The letter was originally posted to Twitter by the parent of a student. Read more at The Guardian?and let us know your thoughts at the Liberal America Facebook page.

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