Actually the testing craze in the U. S. has more to do with "groupthink" than anything else. Here's a definition of "groupthink" from one of my college classes this semester. ---------------- "When a group has a strong identity, the members all observe the norms religiously. Such group loyalty can lead members into groupthink, the willingness of the individual to set aside their personal opinions and to go along with everyone else, even if everyone else is wrong, simply because belonging to the group is more important to them than making the right decision"
"Because decisions based on groupthink tend to result from group loyalty and conformity rather than from carefully considered opinion and fact finding, group think can lead to poor-quality decisions and ill-advised actions." ------------------------ I am not saying that all U.S. group decisions are wrong or that testing is wrong. I take the group ideas that make sense to me and use them, but no one could ever accuse me of groupthink. However, a little reflection on the past should bring to mind occasions where groupthink caused some ill-advised actions which were detrimental to the breed in the U.S. All the best, Susan Cochran ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ellie Mordecai" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, January 25, 2002 5:01 PM Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] Thrombocytopenia > In a message dated 25/01/02 21:31:18 GMT Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > writes: > > > . Perhaps its another instance of "cultural" differences but here in > > Australia, we sit here amazed at the amount of "testing" that you seem to > > consider "normal". > > > > Ditto for the UK too Jeanie!! > > Ellie > > ========================================================= > "Magic Commands": > to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL > to start it up gain click here: > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL > > E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. > Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html > > All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author. ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author.
