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That's not remotely what I have said.  I haven't argued at all about a sense of right and wrong in kids and I, in my mind, tanking a test would be a poor way to of demonstrating values, even if you thought the test or an emphasis on testing was misguided.

I have simply argued that students tanking a test strikes me as a plausible explanation for what occurred given the dramatic drop in test scores in a one year period for which I haven't seen many other explanations offered.
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[quote]I don't have a dog in this fight (yet), but I think it's safe to say that a majority of kids attending Whitman are not pompous ingrates that are oblivious to reality. Sure there are some, but most are being raised by parents that are somewhat intelligent, who are sitting in high-paying jobs and hold advanced degrees. These parents have instilled in their children a sense of what's right and wrong and pushed critical thinking and rocking the boat over a sheep mentality. It is much more likely that these kids purposely tanked the test as a protest/statement against this kind of testing that public school kids are so often forced to endure. And even if they tanked it for more selfish reasons -- i.e. they were told it wouldn't effect their college admissions -- unless the school made it clear to them (in real/digestible terms) why doing well on the test was good for their school and community you can't blame them for not wanting to focus their energy on something they saw held no value for them or their future.
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