It goes “When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure.” How does that work in practice?
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The modern US educational system is this in perfect practice right now. They came up with standardized tests to determine how well the students were doing. This was ok, but then they added funding to the results. The better the results, the better the funding. So schools started teaching to the test. Now the only thing the students are really learning is how to navigate a particular test. This can really be seen in practice in how most schools more or less shut down as soon as the test is over near the end of the semester. It’s basically two weeks of glorified baby sitting.
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