Standardised test

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I heard a man talking on the phone, helping a kid cheat on his English test. It made me wonder about how he felt about it - probably happy that he could help? Maybe the kid would now get a higher grade and they will both go and celebrate.

There is already a lot said about standardised tests, and I am with Seth Godin on this topic. But as I am doing the Complete Manager sprint at Section, I could not help but wonder how this relationship could flourish, if the man acted more as a coach to that kid. If he made time to work with him, to set a worthy goal together and walk the path of learning side by side. What a beautiful connection that would be. And then the result from the test would not matter that much, because they would evaluate it together and fine-tune moving forward.

Cheats, after all, cost both sides. More than they realise.

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