Doug Hayworth wrote (in reference to the high SAT scores in Kansas):
<< The study
which sparked this discussion was concerned with the teaching
of evolution, not with all of education; was anyone claiming
that it was an exact indicator of the all aspects of education?
>>
This point is essentially correct, however,
there is an unfortunate innuendo that seems to come off the
pages of newspapers and science journals suggesting that
the folk in Kansas are a bunch of blockheads. Whereas I
cannot agree with their decision, depicting them as a "Okies"
is not a productive way to resolve the issue either. Moreover,
as with most of the other things I've had to learn the hard way,
"Okies" can be very smart when it comes to their own area of
expertise.
In any case, SAT scores are just a measure of "skills",
and how a student really performs in College is more
strongly dependent on their hunger and thrist for truth.
Such things are not "measurable" with a multiple guess
exam.
by Grace alone do we proceed,
Wayne
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