The Standardized Test Dilemma
Seth discusses the origins of standardized tests and how they were created to sort out students during the expansion of the school day. He highlights the negative consequences of standardized tests and how they led to the loss of Frederick J. Kelly's job. Seth also explores the industrial age's impact on productivity and the need for compliant workers in factories.In this clip
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What's wrong with the education system as discussed in the episode 13: Examining standardized testing and the clip Finland's Education Insights?
In companies or schools, are we judged more by our results than by the process? What should we do about that?
But in companies or schools, we are judged by our results rather than processes, right? What should we do about that?