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Technically also a public education problem, caring more about standardized test scores than checking the student's actual understanding
As someone who works in public education, I ๐ฏ% agree, but do want to add that it's not the students, parents, teachers, or admins who want that.
Every standardized test we do (and there are a lot of them) is an exhausting and stressful operation that feels more like a distraction from school, rather than an assessment of its efficacy.
The school boards are the policy makers; and at least around here, they're all gunning for local political offices next, if they're not already one-foot-on-the-platform.