->    Of the three, the GED proposal has encountered the most
-> controversy -- so much so that Gov. William Weld (R) and state
-> Board of Education chairman John Silber have proposed a
-> compromise plan.  Some educators complained that 
-> the GED sets too low
Well, here we go again---
The public demands quality graduates--
Schools test---
Do we get quality graduates? No--testing does not produce quality, testing 
only finds defects.
Will a more exacting test produce high quality students? No.
We can test, test, test all we want and the quality of students will not 
increase.  This will, as W. Edward Deming states, "Increase Defects".
If you want, I can prove it with a little exercise.
Texas runs a test dictated curriculum--if it was such a great idea, why 
aren't people examining them.  Why do I hear teachers from Texas complain 
about TAS?  Why do I hear charges and counter-charges about cheating, 
fudging, etc on the TAS tests?  
Yuck--I hope they drop the idea of an exit test--won't work.
--- Maximus 2.02
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