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In reply to the discussion: Standardized testing originated in the eugenics movement [View all]SwampG8r
(10,287 posts)i work in a kitchen with CIA Certified executive chef overseeing our work
i am now the old cook and part of what weold cooks do is find the new cooks
there is something different about us
cooks i mean
we are creatures of the night and we are forced to party after party hours
we are not like other people and eventually we recognize our own
i have been pushing chef to draft a bus boy to be my fry cook
its a serious position but i know it sounds like not much
the bus boy is 18 high school grad dragging his ass to work and slopping plates for richer people
he had no future no money no chance working for under minimun wage and his tip out
his mom is a waitress and i am hard on waitresses i will be the first to admit it
but she was a worried mom too
kid out of school no skills no college bussing tables only lasts so long
so i got chef to move him over for a week it took 6 months of solid bitching moaning complaining and crying
but he finally caved and gave the kid a try out
the saute man and i trained him in basics for a week and then slowly started backing off
tonight he had tempura soft shell crab with new orleans butter sauce
every dish a masterpiece even chef has told him how good his work is
and here is his payoff
our little restaurant is the best in our county
for the rest of his life this lost child can find work
now where is the test that shows his talent ?and by god it is a talent this kid is knocking it out
where is that test?