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[quote=Anonymous]Americans value critical thinking skills over memorization. Memorization has its place. It does not mean the kids are smarter. It just means they have been trained to answer questions properly. This is one reason the IQ tests that have been used in Fairfax are becoming useless. They were designed to present kids with unfamiliar information to determine how well they were able to figure out the answers. Now, they have somehow made their way into these "prep" classes and the kids have practiced the answers. And, yes, this is done mostly in the Asian communities. So, instead of being intelligence tests they have become achievement tests and they are no longer valid.[/quote]
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