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Re:Harrison Bergeron (1961) by WalterBright on Tuesday September 27, 2022 @10:37PM (#33003667)
How can you determine if the students learned anything without testing?
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Re:Harrison Bergeron (1961) by mcguire on Wednesday September 28, 2022 @04:12PM (#33012642)
How do you know a prospective employee is worth hiring without testing?
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Re:Harrison Bergeron (1961) by WalterBright on Wednesday September 28, 2022 @04:21PM (#33012753)
Indeed. That's why they get tested.
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Re:Harrison Bergeron (1961) by mcguire on Wednesday September 28, 2022 @04:41PM (#33012965)
Would you hire them based only on a competency test?

This is how schools are judged: what proportion of their students pass a minimum competency test.

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