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How Standardized Tests Punish Nonconformity
In a previous post, I linked to an article by a former standardized testing grader, Todd Farley. He has an op-ed piece in the New York Times today entitled “Reading Incomprehension,” which… more →
Confessions of a Reluctant Teacher
How Standardized Tests Punish Nonconformity
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christinag503 wrote 2 months ago: In a previous post, I linked to an article by a former standardized testing grader, Todd Farley. He … more →
Extreme Credentialism
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christinag503 wrote 4 months ago: Paul Graham’s essay on credentialism, which I linked to and wrote about last week, points to i … more →
Why great credentials won't get you a good job (and what will)
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christinag503 wrote 4 months ago: I first came across the works of Paul Graham when I was a teenager. I somehow stumbled upon his mar … more →
"They want lower scores, and we'll give them lower scores"
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christinag503 wrote 4 months ago: If you want more evidence that grades function as a system of social ranking rather than as indicato … more →
Why report cards represent everything that is wrong with the world today
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christinag503 wrote 4 months ago: Imagine that one day, your child comes home from school and announces that she received an A on her … more →
Gaining that "Competitive Edge": The Rise of Independent Admissions Counselors
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christinag503 wrote 4 months ago: Let me say right away, that as an advocate of self-directed learning, I do not have any problem with … more →
Why not Implicit Minimum Return for investors?
Krish wrote 10 months ago: . Implicit minimum bonus? (to use an expression that Basab Pradhan acknowledges if not defends) Huh, … more →
Now That We Only Have One Basket, What Do We Do With All These Eggs?
Darrell wrote 1 year ago: We may not have felt it yet, but another kind of crunch is coming as a result of the American credit … more →
Ticket to take you for a ride?: Academia should blame itself for the rise in student plagerism.
scottishboomerang wrote 1 year ago: Engineers, Technicians and tradesmen in the UK have a word for the endless and expensive credentials … more →
"Who will take the risks?"
Krish wrote 1 year ago: . Lately I got to read quite some stuff on credentialism. I haven’t analyzed it enough to form an o … more →
Agonies of Academe
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Andrew Potter wrote 1 year ago: The current issue of the Atlantic is good, with nice articles on Obama, Easterbrook on space catast … more →
Old Wine, New Jar
barbararuth wrote 2 years ago: I have a freelance gig as a technical writer. The subject — energy-efficiency technology … more →
