"What counts as 'standard' is wildly different around the world." I would give GP the benefit of the doubt here as he's referring to a more "traditional" educa

"What counts as 'standard' is wildly different around the world." I would give GP the benefit of the doubt here as he's referring to a more "traditional" education when compared to something like Montessori, Waldorf, Outdoor School, etc. My only experience is with schools in Taiwan, Japan, Korea and US. While these countries do have big differences, they can still be categorized together when compared to something like Montessori. To compare and contrast between the two categories, testing does not usually happen in Montessori schools and I would consider testing a core part of traditional education.