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Originally Posted by Pet_Sounds
I think a difference between the Canadian (well, Ontarian) system and the American system might be the reason we disagree here. Students here write standardized math, reading, and writing tests every three years (Grades 3, 6, and 9). There's also a "literacy test" which is taken in Grade 10. It's a good check, imo, and as far as I know it hasn't ruined anybody's life.
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In America, our schools receive funding based on those tests so they're taken annually and the back half of the year is direct prep for those tests instead of learning new content. Your literacy test sounds like an equivalent to our high school exit exam.
Do you have much regional disparity in Canada? In the US the difference between states and even cities can be greater than the difference between most countries.