NYC Dept. Of Ed. Wants 50 ‘Forbidden’ Words Banned From Standardized Tests

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Originally Posted by Sundae

I know it won't happen just on a single Dwellar request (thank FSM, too much power etc) but I wonder how US children would fare if it was global and whether it would even be important.

American students prior to college (university) are taught zero about global affairs and cultural issues. I got more exposure to modern Europe through my Spanish language classes.

Sometimes I think we ought to do it the way the Japanese do. Education is only compulsory through junior high age, and high schools must be applied to, the way our colleges are. The way I see it, the application process serves as a type of standardized testing, except it examines the whole student, including essays and extracurriculars, not just multiple choice scores.