i've said this before, but now i'm saying it again, drawn by teaching through james c. scott's beautiful book seeing like a state. standardized testing is an excellent example of what he's talking about; designed to provide a reliable child-product into college and the workforce. that's why bill and melinda gates are writing the national curriculum; they need to fill their cubicles, hence the kids their bubbles. it's like 'taylorism,' like german scientific forestry in the 18th century, like corbusier's nightmare design for paris.
