Not exact matches
NAVS maintains that not only is animal
testing of any
kind inhumane, but it's also more
expensive and less reliable than other methods which do not rely on inflicting pain and suffering on rabbits and other furry friends.
Unfortunately, after
testing these
kinds of water with pH drops, even the most
expensive and best tasting had a low pH.
The
kinds of assessments the consortia are developing, which rely more heavily than most state
tests on open - ended tasks and student writing, are more
expensive to develop than many current state
tests.
Instead, school districts, eager to be perceived as plugged in and afraid
of being penalized for low
test scores, have bought into
expensive drill - and - kill software — the
kind that costs a fortune and displays a silly animation
of fireworks or cheering crowds for every five correct answers — with only minimal improvements on
test scores and scant evidence
of long - term progress among students.
Since his school is already comprised
of the best students in a nation, and because individual IQ
testing is
expensive and unusual here, the
kinds of things that comprise successful gifted education in the U.S. could easily be implemented school - wide, without worrying about which boy might be identified as gifted.