![]() ![]() ROBINSON: become demeaned largely because of the domination of education by universities. And if I had a kid in school right now, I think I would be opting out, too, and I can’t discourage anyone from doing it. So before we look at anything else, we should at least recognize that this is serving other motives from helping improve kids and engage families across the board. It’s a multibillion-dollar business that isn’t regulated. The common core is another source of revenue for these companies. ![]() This is like drilling for oil-every time there’s a new standard, there’s a new test. I know a lot of people in these publishing companies, and they have lives too, and, in many ways, they think they’re doing their best.īut it’s a bottom-line issue. ![]() This isn’t some benign group of well-intentioned educators sitting around thinking how we can help our children. It’s always worth remembering, and I say it in the book, that this is an industry. But it’s really gone out of control now, and I think there’s a terrible tendency to confuse standardizing with raising standards. I’m not arguing against any form of standardized testing. ![]() ROBINSON: I’m not arguing against any form of testing. EW: What do you think about the opt-out testing movement? ![]()
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