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Um... Studies have shown that standardized testing increases the drop-out rate. Students in the bottom 10 percent of achienment are 33 percent more chance to drop out of school in states with graduation tests. Standardized tests are a spotlight that helps school leaders see what effect schools are having on students. With that information they can make changes to address students' needs.
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is that the speaker is confronted with this fork in the road and must make a choice as to which road to take.
My view. When a country depends on another, it cannot have an independent course of action. Though Taiwan is not a country (according to the UN and most countries), Over 60% of her GDP depends on trade with China. It is moot at this point, whether she wants independence or not, she is already a part of China by anyone’s pragmatic definition. South Korea is also stuck. Maybe not as much, but stuck. South Korea’s major trading partner is China and her security partner is the US. As the US and China get more and more distant from one another, South Korea has to tread water very carefully, not wanting to aggravate either side. Unfortunately, what is evolving is like the ‘cold war’. The US and US allies pitted against Russia/China allies. Most countries are caught in the middle. Their economic fate might be decided by which side they choose. Most want to be neutral but independent in action.
Fibre-optic sensors embedded in shallow trenches within slopes could help detect and monitor both large landslides and slow slope movements. Usually, electrical sensors have been used for monitoring the risk of landslides, but these sensors can be easily damaged.
