Reply #6: A high-stakes critic had an interesting theory... [View All]

[JailBush]

He claims that high-stakes tests are designed to make students fail. That way, when graduates wind up working for McDonalds, they won't be able to blame public schools or the government; the government can just say, "You failed your tests because you didn't work hard enough."

I think this argument, or variations of it, have a lot of merit. Remember when Bill Gates said he had to outsource jobs to India, because there aren't enough qualified high-tech employees in the U.S.? Baloney! Bill Gates is a liar. There are plenty of qualified employees; he just doesn't want to pay them fair wages.

But imagine if high-stakes tests and other destructive policies dumbed down an entire generation of Americans, leaving us with a REAL shortage of qualified high-tech workers. Then Gates and other traitors would have perfect excuse to outsource jobs. In addition, the muddled masses might be less likely to vote if they were programmed to thank that they deserve nothing more than "a break today at McDonalds."

OUR public schools have already been privatized!