As schools struggle to avoid the"underperforming" label, entire subject areas such as music. art, social studies, and foreign languages are de-emphasized. What is not tested does not count, and 85 percent of teachers believe that their school gives less attention to subjects that are not on the state test. One teacher to say about how the timing of state tests d teaching fourth-grade teachers are told not to teach social studies and science until March." As"real learning" takes a to"test learning," challenging curriculum is exploration choice materials, individualized student learning projects and in-depth of subjects along with extracurricular activities are squeezed out of the curriculum.