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I'm sure there's some defensiveness going on in this thread. But there's also some truth to the fact that people place undue emphasis on certain quantitative me
by Jimmy 12y ago
I'm sure there's some defensiveness going on in this thread. But there's also some truth to the fact that people place undue emphasis on certain quantitative measures of academic performance. This is why I don't like it when, for example, people are overly concerned that America's standardized test scores are lower than those of other nations. What matters is what you achieve, not what you are predicted to achieve (although there is certainly a correlation between the two).
- Dewie 12y agoMaybe certain Americans should get over their we-need-to-be-nr-one-at-everything desire.
- Jimmy 12y ago"Need to be" number 1? Sure, I suppose that would be a bad desire to have. It's impossible for anyone, individual or nation, to be the best at everything. But what about "want to be number 1"? I would love to be number 1 at everything. Balanced with some reasonable expectations, I think this is great; in fact, I think we should encourage more people to feel this way.
- sanxiyn 12y agoI think people should be more concerned about standardized test scores like PISA. Because you need good evaluation of education to improve education. Education is just one input variable to achievement, so measuring achievement is not good for evaluating and improving education.