The Illusionist

Comment by Stephanie Mills on July 4, 2009 at 1:47

Great to see some visual representation of the issue, Greg, thanks for sharing those cartoons with us.

Comment by Greg MacLeod on July 4, 2009 at 14:32

I remember being told by my teacher that I was below average in my comprehension of text as a student during the 80's. What did it do for me? Made me think I was stupid. What action was taken? None (that I was aware of anyway), yet, I was quite able visually. Those tests were designed (as I am sure the new standards are) to test 'superficial' knowledge, that require a set of knowledge and skills more likely to be possessed by children from a privileged background, as opposed to testing the knowledge of those who are 'actively' engaged in their learning.

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