Standardized Testing
topic on 3 shows · 3 statements across 3 episodes
American Optimist 
the Knowledge Project 
the a16z Podcast
3 statements about Standardized Testing, every show
Hughes: Weighting Standardized Tests Is Fairer to Disadvantaged College Applicants
“It's actually much fairer to disadvantaged students to weight standardized testing more highly than all the other things that colleges generally weight.”
Andreessen: 1,700 US colleges have dropped standardized testing for admissions
“17, 1700 universities and colleges in the U S have stopped using standardized testing as an admission criteria.”
Haidt: Test-Focused Childhoods Produce Youth Lacking Key Innovation Skills
“I think that we are changing the nature of childhood, and we're too focused on skills that actually Don't matter as much. And what we're creating is a generation of people who do well on tests, but may not have the, may not develop, may not have a chance to de…”