The United States is making more and more use of computers to test children.
The schools are making more and more use of automated testing, both to track learning and to prepare children for the big standardized tests. The children are responding. Not necessarily by buckling down and studying hard for the tests the grownups want them to ace, but by trying to seize control of the system and write quizzes of their own.
Sporcle.com, for example, gives users the ability to create quizzes about topics such as favorite bands, favorite movies and favorite sports teams. Another site, GoodReads.com, gives users a chance to create and share quizzes about their favorite books.
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Allison Bell
Allison Bell, a senior reporter at ThinkAdvisor and BenefitsPRO, previously was an associate editor at National Underwriter Life & Health. She has a bachelor's degree in economics from Washington University in St. Louis and a master's degree in journalism from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. She can be reached through X at @Think_Allison.
