Re: Testing job applicants

[<lee1089@kettering.edu>]

On Fri, 10 Sep 1999, Peter wrote:

> 
> I happen to know a number of teachers, school, college and university
> ones, who have all been in the business for many years, who *all*
> agree that standards are falling.
> 
> >Or it could be that young people today are under far greater
> >pressure to succeed than in your day.
> 
> Evidence?
> 
> >Or it could be that the slow increase in average intelligence has
> >lead to greater exam successes.
> 
> Evidence? You would need an awfully big increase in average IQ to
> account for the improved exam passes.
> 
> >Don't go round insulting those who have achieved good exam
> >results recently (I'm not one of them) without better evidence for 
> >falling standards.
> 
> The evidence of falling standards comes from improved pass rates, and
> also anyone who is involved in retruitment (as I have been for many
> years) can vouch for this.
> 
> But look on the bright side: the UK has a very long way to go with
> adult illiteracy to match the USA.

Yeah, but you still haven't learned how to spell properly. ;)

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