Bill Ayers - The Obsession with Testing

Bill Ayers - The Obsession with Testing

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The video discusses the inherent value of students and critiques the current obsession with standardized testing and performance metrics in education. It argues that these metrics often fail to capture the true dynamism and potential of students. Instead, the focus should be on understanding the whole educational environment, including relationships and curiosity, rather than reducing success to simple metrics.

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3 mins • 1 pt

What does the speaker imply about the relationship between sending students to college and the quality of education?

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In what way does the speaker suggest we should assess students beyond standardized tests?

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