Re: No Genius Left Behind

Alberto Moreira wrote:
> 
> Said  [EMAIL PROTECTED] :
> >
> >That all sounds real good, on the surface.  But in reality, when
> >the standardized test scorz show DAFNz as a group at the bottom,
> 
> Standard scores are irrelevant...
> 
> [snip the meaningless rant...]
> 
> >So if you are going to spend a lot of extra money on education,
> >it makes far better sense to spend it where it will bear some
> >meaningful fruit:  The_Gifted_IQ-160's.
> 
> And gift is irrelevant in education, so is IQ. Your premises, dude,
> are preposterous at best. Next ?

If standardized tests/scores are so "irrelevant," how come nearly
all primary, secondary, and higher education, as well as the military,
have used them for the last 40-50 years, with no end in sight?