Let's end the tyranny of the test. Relentless school testing demeans education

Intelligence Squared

Arts, News, Society & Culture, News Commentary

4.2 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 2 October 2015

⏱️ 64 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

British children are the most tested in the industrialised world. Is regular testing worthwhile training for success in later life, or have our schools become exam sausage factories? Our panel of experts debated whether regular school testing helps our children to flourish or hinders their development. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/intelligencesquared. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	This episode is brought to you by Krakin.
0:03.0	Krypto is like the financial system, but different.
0:06.0	He doesn't care where you come from,
0:08.0	what you look like, your credit score,
0:10.0	or your outrageous food delivery habits.
0:13.0	crypto is financed for everyone, everywhere, all the time.
0:17.0	Visit Krakon.com slash see what crypto can be to learn more.
0:22.0	Don't invest in as you're prepared to lose all the money
0:24.8	you invest. This is a high-risk investment and you should not expect to be protected if something goes wrong.
0:29.3	This is Samsung S23 FEE's greatest hits with hits such as super fast processing speed
0:36.5	and spectacular camera.
0:40.5	The new phone with all the greatest hits from 599 pounds.
0:47.0	Buy the Galaxy S23 FE to claim 294 pounds worth of rewards, including 100 pounds cashback
0:53.4	purchase from a participating retailer by the 25th of Jan 24
0:56.3	claim cashback within 30 days of purchase t's and sees applied
0:58.7	Samsung.com pricing shown
1:00.4	thank you for listening
1:02.4	you can download more Intelligence Square
1:03.8	podcasts free on iTunes and SoundCloud. If you'd like to find out more about our
1:08.6	events sign up to our newsletter at intelligence squared.com and follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
1:14.1	I can I can think of hardly a debate question which is more important not just
1:27.3	the people in schools and universities but for the country than this debate tonight because it goes to the very heart not just
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Intelligence Squared, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Intelligence Squared and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.