Traditional schools love numbers. Parents demand them. Administrators track them. Test scores, vocab lists, grammar drills — these are the “gold” standard.

But here’s the secret: Goodhart’s Law. Named after economist Charles Goodhart, it says

“When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure.”

The moment schools focus on hitting test targets, they stop focusing on real learning.

Students might score high, but can they actually use English in conversation?

Not likely. They’re being trained to perform for the test, not communicate.

Luckily Genki English teachers don’t fall into that trap.

You focus on what matters: helping students speak confidently and use language in real-life situations.

Genki English students don’t just memorize words; they learn to use English naturally.

Test takers freeze in conversation, while Genki learners thrive.

Why? Because we don’t teach to the test. We teach for life.

P.S.  Which strangely enough actually increases their test scores. 🙂