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ecib · 4305 days ago · link · · parent · post: A warning to college professors from a high school teacher
Definitely the latter. Also, the author was not expressly in favor of more essay-oreinted examination, but rather the ability to be the arbiter of what passes for a good essay rather than the test, since the particulars of how the scoring works on standardized essays means that to actually teach a student how to score well means you have to, literally, teach them how to write poorly and in a way that will cause them to fail when they get into college and have their writing graded in a sane manner.