[M.D. Holloway]

There is no one that wants a school system to fail - that is plain silly. What you have is different points of veiw trying to figuer out the best way to teach the majority of the students to the highest level. Some say the testing is stupid but maybe it isn't the test that is stupid but the questions asked?

Mutiple guess are easy to grade - heck a card reader can do it in 2 seconds. Essay based questions and math questions that also require proofs take time and know how. At the end of the day, what is really required is to agree on just what it is kids should know in order for them to progress. Easier said than done I'm sure!