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[Author Prev][Author Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Author Index][Thread Index] Re: Can you answer this??
It's hard to believe this circular argument continues to be made in favor of tests. It goes something like: bad testing conditions exist - that's why we need more of them! Pointing out this flaw in logic might be one way to respond. Or to point out that lots of things exist in the world - many of which are negative - which we might educate our kids about. But should we make such situations the centerpiece of our kids education? Focus our resources, time and education replicating those bad situations in order to "prepare" our kids for them. Or might it be a lot better if we help our kids understand how to DO something about them instead. Or - it is always easy to point out that for the most part, the SAT, Civil Service and GRE exams aren't used in isolation to make decisions - they are one piece of evidence weighed against many others - and support for each has been waning (even if slowly). Karen BEGIN:VCARD VERSION:2.1 N:Hartke;Karen FN:Karen Hartke EMAIL;PREF;INTERNET:khartkeft@fairtest.org REV:20010131T000106Z END:VCARD
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