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Originally Posted by tnff
Just a small point. Tests, whether academic or physical, aren't a standard. A well designed test should measure some characteristic and provide a means to compare that measure against a standard (if one exists) or provide raw data about that characteristic. The question/concern that many of us have is whether a standardized test is a valid means to measure that characteristic and perform the comparison. That's a separate question from whether the standard itself is valid and appropriate.
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You're right...a minor point.
Look, we all hated jumping through all the hoops leading to teaching. But looking back, the hoops were relatively easy jumps, and when I saw a few of the people that made it through those hoops, I wish the hoops had been tougher.