<p>People who do well on tests complain about homework grades and participation points. People who do poorly on tests complain about the content and skills tests cover. Both of these measure different skills. Combining them to evaluate a student is more effective than using one or the other. It’s why colleges look at both the transcript and the test scores. IMO, evaluating students in high school should work the same way, with part of the grade being based on in-class testing and part of it being based on homework and such. That said, I don’t know how many tests they had to take in Florida; maybe it really was out of hand.</p>