https://robertreich.org/post/52715417844 ---just howTF he was selected as a recipient of the'Rhodes Scholarship'?

"It would also require greater accountability by all schools and universities for better outcomes – but not just better test results. The only sure thing standardized tests measure is the ability to take standardized tests. Yet the new economy demands problem-solving and original thinking, not standardized answers...."

But the point is if educationists figure out how to test a person's 'problem solving' skills and 'original thinking' skills, would these 'tests' be 'standardized'? I mean to differentiate those who did well and those who flunked by assigning them a numerical or grading score of some kind?

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Sounds like murikan version of cultural revolution to me. As I said b4, a 14 or 15 years old kid should grab a copy of 'Teach Yourself Calculus' to study to prove him/herself.