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POINT OF VIEW
To cure the ills of American education, insists George W. Bush, we need testing -- every grade and every year. And as if to test the president's hypothesis, tens of millions of Americans are gawking at an exhibition of educational testing transformed into television drama. Two quiz shows -- Who Wants to Be a Millionaire and Weakest Link -- have captured...
Who Wants to Be the Weakest Link?
By STEVEN G. KELLMANTo cure the ills of American education, insists George W. Bush, we need testing -- every grade and every year. And as if to test the president's hypothesis, tens of millions of Americans are gawking at an exhibition of educational testing transformed into television drama. Two quiz shows -- Who Wants to Be a Millionaire and Weakest Link -- have captured...
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