HeyJaredTesting Testing Podcast
Are we measuring what matters - or just going through the motions? In Testing Testing, we dive deep into the heart of education’s most controversial terrain: assessment.
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#14 - The Death of the Report Card (opens the original)
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What does a 1897 women's college in Massachusetts have to do with Silicon Valley hiring algorithms, grade inflation, and the total breakdown of the high school transcript? In this episode of Testing Testing , host Kent Lui traces how administrative shorthand turned into a high-stakes currency—and why grades are failing both students and universities. Key Takeaways From This Episode: The Sorting Trap: Why K-12 schools shouldn't spend endless energy acting as unpaid screening agencies for higher e
#13 - Newton’s Apple & Bored Games (opens the original)
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What does Isaac Newton sitting in a 1665 orchard have to do with Silicon Valley tech executives, screen-free parenting, and a classroom full of students who finished a test 15 minutes early? In this episode of Testing Testing , host Kent Lui traces the Great Plague to modern ed-tech to explore a lost cognitive superpower: the ability to be bored . Key Takeaways From This Episode: The Tech Pioneer Paradox: Why the architects of digital feeds strictly limit screen time for their own children. The
#12 - From 1884 TV to Modern AI Equity Trap (opens the original)
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What does an 1884 mechanical television invention have to do with assigning AI homework in 2026? In this episode of Testing Testing , host Kent Lui traces the early mechanical TV to the 2012 "flipped classroom" - exposing why supercharging home learning with AI creates a massive equity trap for vulnerable students. Key Takeaways From This Episode: The Flipped AI Fallacy: Why sending AI home as an automated tutor widens achievement gaps instead of closing them. The Research Reality: What West Poi
#11 - From Arkwright's Mill to the Attendance Trap (opens the original)
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What does a 1771 English cotton mill have to do with modern high school report card penalties, parent-excused debate trips, and post-pandemic absenteeism? In this episode of Testing Testing , host Kent Lui traces the birth of factory punch clocks to modern school policy - exposing why using grades as a behavioral whip backfires on vulnerable students. Key Takeaways From This Episode: The Industrial Legacy: How 18th-century factory timekeeping corrupted modern grading by treating physical seat ti
#10 - Montessori vs Traditional - What MRI Scans Reveal about Grading (opens the original)
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When a student freezes or skips a question on a test, it isn't just a lack of preparation—it is a learned neural response to a culture that treats mistakes as penalties. In this episode of Testing Testing , host Kent Lui breaks down MRI brain-imaging research comparing traditional and Montessori, process-oriented students to reveal how grading practices physically shape a child's error-monitoring system. Key Takeaways From This Episode: The Hesitation Trap: Why process-oriented students make mor
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