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.