How Standardized Tests Are Destroying The Future Of Technological Advancement

Humans are born curious. Just think about how vigilant you have to be to make sure a curious baby doesn’t try to eat the table because it wanted to know what cedar tasted like. Something changes, though, as the prejudices of a society creep into a child’s life. It’s much harder to wonder about things…

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Rollie Williams

Aug 24, 2012

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