Originally Posted by Bostonian
I disagree with the policies you have mentioned but their existence is easy to explain: ....

Yes, I think you're right. It's really a shame.

I understand that there are people who will claim to have taught "math" to Little Johnny and Little Janey when they didn't. But testing is a cure for uncertainty over who really did the teaching and who didn't. But as you say, this approach creates problems for the credentialites.