I hope Carrol takes up some of this anthropology. I recall him saying he might be interested in it.
On Mon, Jan 27, 2014 at 11:29 AM, Carrol Cox <cbcox at ilstu.edu> wrote:
> It is true that in an ideal educational system in an ideal society there
> would be no multiple-choice tests.
>
> There would be no multiple-choice tests because there would be no tests.
>
> There would be no tests because there would be no grades.
>
> There would be no grades because there would be no merit-systems.
>
> But in the world of Austerity and Privatization as is the case now, and with
> increasing use of over-worked adjuncts, to criticize multiple-choice tests
> is a crime against humanity. The criticism should be against standardized
> tests of any sort.
>
> An aging local hippie earns his living in part by grading essays for some
> testing agency.
>
> Also, essay exams are evil because they identify intelligence with writing
> ability. And this in turn leads to such political idiocy as condemning Bush
> for his lack of intelligence and voting for Obama because of his
> intelligence.
>
> Let's have some class solidarity on this list. Teachers are workers.
> Unfortunately they are not at present really defending themselves. But that
> is no excuse for stray leftists to grouch about them or to fail to support
> them.
>
> Students will take care of themselves. Focus on fellow workers.
>
> Carrol
>
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> On Jan 26, 2014, at 2:32 PM, "JOANNA A." <123hop at comcast.net> wrote:
>
>> Multiple choice tests are evil.
>
> Particularly when they mix ignorance with dogmatism.
>
>
> Michael Smith
> mjs at smithbowen.net
>
> I am one of those that are willing to be pleased. -- Dr J
>
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