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To follow up on my previous post.  Here's Sir Ken with more a more convincing arguement...

Hey secondary education,   stop with the incessant testing!   How many of you successful designers were scored high on your SAT, ACT, or whatever standardized tests?  We have to stop this insane notion that repeatedly testing our middle school and high schoolers  is going to help them to be successful.  This emphasis on testing ties the hands of our secondary teachers. It causes art, and shop and craft classes to be cut. The only thing it teaches is short term memorization, linear thinking, test taking strategy, and that there is only one answer to a problem.  All of which is practically useless for design thinking and in real life. Stop trying to quantify, and concentrate on quality education.

May 29th: 2009 IDSA Northwest Junior Show   "This year's Junior Show (formerly known as the Junior Banquet) will be hosted by BUiLT Design in Everett, WA on Friday evening, May 29. We welcome all friends and family to come visit the student galleries and see the culmination of all their hard work. We also welcome Teague Design Manager, Scott MacInnes who will be sharing his experiences as an Industrial Designer. Selected students from the University of Washington , Western Washington University and Emily Carr University of Art + Design will present their work while light food and beverages will be served.    Special thanks to BUiLT Design for hosting the Northwest Junior Show and to all of the students who helped bring this all together. Please check www.idsanw.org for further details."  -IDSA Northwest *Also, see the new video "form/function" of Western Junior ID projects.  Showing the transformation from abstract sculpture into dynamic desi...