Wanting to get rid of standardized exams has profound parallels to the Chinese Cultural Revolution. Doing away with standardized testing was a key part of the Cultural Revolution because it allowed ideological tests to determine one's fate.

Wanting to get rid of standardized exams has profound parallels to the Chinese Cultural Revolution. Doing away with standardized testing was a key part of the Cultural Revolution because it allowed ideological tests to determine one's fate.#AntiracistCulturalRevolution

— James Lindsay, anti-revolutionary (@ConceptualJames) June 12, 2020