Thorndike’s rank-obsessed educational labyrinth traps everyone within its walls—and not just the students. Teachers are evaluated at the end of each school year by administrators, and the resulting rankings are used to determine promotions, penalties, and tenure. Schools and universities are themselves ranked by various publications, such as U.S. News and World Report, who give great weight to the average test scores and GPA of the students, and these rankings determine where potential students will apply and what they’re willing to pay. Businesses base their hiring decisions on applicants’
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Thorndike's Folly
