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Alfie Kohn writes and speaks widely on human behavior, education, and parenting. The author of fourteen books and hundreds of articles, he lectures at education conferences and universities as well as to parent groups and corporations.

Website: https://www.alfiekohn.org/

Summary:According to Kohn, standardized tests assess less meaningful outcomes of an education. He is anti-test but not anti-assessment, assuming the assessments truly measure how much students have learned meaningful lessons and skills. We also discuss why standardized testing is so common and what the alternatives are.