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Mr. Richards outlines multiple cogent points. I will take the EduBlob seriously, however, when I read the following headline: "Teachers Endorse Higher Graduation Requirements" The fact is, the Blob is ALWAYS against higher standards for graduation, promotion, or anything else. And this is especially true if the evaluative criteria is objective and quantifiable. To the Blob, tests are always "unfair" by virtue of the fact that some kids are simply not very bright and will not perform well. Important tests (e.g. SAT, ACT, NECAP) are deemed "high stakes" in order to heighten the hysteria of 'pressure' being put on our delicate flowers. As the Blob continues it's march to dumb down government-run education and erase quantifiable evaluative criteria, the results are deplorable both in RI and nationally. RI retains it's distinction of having the second lowest median adult education level in the northeast, and our country continues to slide further and further behind economic rivals despite spending a higher portion of GDP than any other country on earth. The good news is that the Blob's decades-long emphasis on self-esteem is producing students who feel good about themselves, illiterate and unemployable though they may be.

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