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I would expect an eighth grader to ace a test of this variety. We expect too little of people. The bar is too low.
by thrower123 5y ago
I would expect an eighth grader to ace a test of this variety.
We expect too little of people. The bar is too low.
- coffeefirst 5y agoAn 8th Grader might pass it. But I would probably fail without serious preparation because I haven't solved an algebra equation, used trig, or done any real math by hand in 20 years. Disuse is not incompetence. Now, they could make every history/language/music teacher try to relearn all these things in order to pass the test and forget it all again, but it's hard to believe it's not a big waste of everyone's time and energy. Perhaps we expect too little of people, but there's nothing wrong with specialization.
- pbourke 5y agoPEs, architects and lawyers all need to pass standardized tests in order to enter their professions. You have to study for these. Expecting preparation is not the end of the world.
- contravariant 5y agoI would expect a professor of mathematics to get at least a few wrong because of awful phrasing and gotchas.