First, what is the test measuring? The achievement of the general population in terms of math and English proficiency? We already have that with the SAT/ACT. If beyond that, what subjects are “important” and “not important”? That’s already a discussion, never mind such a test needs to be relatively cheap so it’s accessible to all and receive periodic updating.
Second, this will result in education catering toward “teaching the test” as opposed to proper education, one of the downsides of “no child left behind.”
Third, intelligence tests like IQ are BS. The concept of “intelligence” has evolved beyond IQ to the theory of multiple intelligences (Messi or Mayweather may not be a math savant but are geniuses in their respective sports for example. That is type of intelligence).
54% of American adults have a reading comprehension level below 6th grade.
Which means that they cannot read two pages of text and then correctly answer questions about what they just read… at the level we expect of an average 11 year old child (6th grade).
Pearl clutching about Jim Crow, non English speaking, or racially biased tests is a naive counter argument. The context of this thread is English speaking simpletons who are easily swayed by the most obvious disinformation campaigns to vote against their own self interest.
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u/mpanase 15d ago
We need everybody to go through periodic tests.
IQ tests, specific knowledge tests,... whatever.
Keep the results private, I don't care.
But the classroom idiot needs to be reminded that he is still an idiot. He is just stuck in a job surrounded by other idiots, that's why he forgot.