I believe it is important to look at the whole child. Teachers should be able to work with the children in their class and know what kind of learner they are and adjust their teaching styles to fit those children. Teachers need to know that not all children learn the same way they (themselves) do.
I don't think standardized tests are completely accurate. It doesn't give a complete picture of the child. A problem our school had this past school year was after the state test was given, the state decided to change they way they graded it. Our school did horrible!! It was so obvious that the teachers only taught to the test and only focused on the parts that in previous years were graded higher. Another problem is some children are not good test takers. They freeze up but if a teacher were to ask them the same question they would get it correct.
In Germany, the school system is set up very differently then here in the United States. Children aged three to six may attend kindergarten. Children in 1st to 4th grade attend elementary school.. Then, after the 4th grade, they are separated according to how well they are doing in school and what their parents want, and they attend one of three different kinds of schools. They could attend a school that teaches at a slower pace and has some vocational opportunities. Or a school that has part-time vocational opportunities and if the students have higher academic success they can transfer to the next school that prepares them for college. Some students start right out in the school preparing them for college.
Reference
http://www.howtogermany.com/pages/germanschools.html
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