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Chicago Teachers Talked to Like Children in 'Teach to the Test' Video

Chicago schools becoming a flashpoint in battle over standardized testing.

Video of Chicago public school teachers seemingly being addressed as though they were young children in a professional development training session has turned heads as some teachers prepare to put their jobs on the line to boycott the standardized exam addressed in the training session.

The clip shows teachers being told to repeat after a female consultant as part of "a professional development for teachers of Saturday ISAT preparation classes," according to the video's description on YouTube.

The video was featured by the Washington Post's Valerie Strauss and then talked about by education policy analyst Diane Ravitch and Chicago Teachers Union president Karen Lewis.

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