Test culture promotes lack of growth mindset as students tend to associate their capabilities with their scores from an early age. The earlier we start stratify

Test culture promotes lack of growth mindset as students tend to associate their capabilities with their scores from an early age. The earlier we start stratifying students by test scores the more we are likely to develop adults who believe in fixed ability and who don't want to challenge themselves. This is exacerbated when you start separating students into physically different schools based on test scores.