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johnd83

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6. A lot of these rankings are meaningless anyway

Reply to Modern School (Original post)

Fri Feb 17, 2012, 02:53 AM

Feb 2012

High standardized test scores don't mean that a person is actually learning anything useful. Rote memorization is not as important in the google age. Trying to capture problem solving and creative abilities in a standardized test that can compare entire nations is not really practical. College "rankings" are also largely meaningless propaganda in a similar way. There are general trends but there is a lot of statistical noise.

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The Sky is Not Falling After All: US Schools Rank High Internationally [View all] Modern School Feb 2012 OP

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A lot of these rankings are meaningless anyway johnd83 Feb 2012 #6