American Education vs. American Car Industry
An analogy: building an education system on flawless tests is like building cars powered by magical kidney beans.
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[Left, "American Education"] A: "Let's build our system around objective, consistent, meaningful tests with no systemic flaws!" B: "Okay! But… where do we get them?"
[Right, "American Car Industry (an analogy)"] A: "Let's build supersonic vehicles powered by magical kidney beans!" B: "Okay! But… where do we get them?"