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I think you’re actually in agreement with the GP. The quote: “Now I don’t want you to worry, class, these tests will have no effect on your grades. They merel
by chongli 5y ago
I think you’re actually in agreement with the GP. The quote:
“Now I don’t want you to worry, class, these tests will have no effect on your grades. They merely determine your future social status and success, if any.”
— Mrs. Krabappel
As you pointed out, Bart admits to cheating and gets sent back to his ordinary class. The GP’s point is that these tests merely determine who will be admitted to the “gifted and talented” classes, not who will succeed in them, and the Simpson’s episode bears that out. If there were a more accurate way of predicting success in gifted classes then we should use that instead of standardized test scores.
- allturtles 5y agoI don't want to get into a whole thing over this Simpsons episode, which I think everyone agrees is moot, but he fails in the new class because he cheated and used someone else's score, not because the scores (absent cheating) aren't predictive of success.