The Value of Tests (continued)

Response letters to Howard Gardner were from four people. Thomas M. Johnson stated how he thinks that Gardner ignores the fact that timed tests show how well students can perform under pressure. Johnson is a fan of timed tests if he says something like that. He values discipline in life. Garver Moore has a opinion that standardization is the whole idea behind SATs and that it needs to stay the way. He expresses that the if the student's brain is not capable of functioning in a timed test, that they should still have the same fairness as other students taking the test. He believes in the fairness of everyone should have the equal resources and time limit. Arnie Lichten is making fun of Gardner by pretty much saying "oh well, if you think there shouldn't be a timed test limit, maybe there should not be due dates on assignments". That is such an excellent fact, in college, there are due dates all the time. It gets even worse in the real world, deal with it. Janet Rudolph says success can be measured in a different ways besides just book smartness. That is a point because everybody can be smart and good at other things in life. Success is not just if someone can know the square root of some number.
Diane Ravitch believes in testing and standards are simply needed in life. Tests do improve education and show if students are getting what they should be out of the material given in a class. Knowledge and skills should be performed in education.