Hi Bob, thanks for your comment. It's interesting to me to hear you talk about the various modes. I understand exactly - that's sounds like a typical project for me. It's hard to think of a project where one mode of thinking is ever sufficient - and that's why I think if a school exists for me it had better allow me to think and act independently and use any mode appropriate to the context.
We are dropped into situations where the mode of testing may not be under our control. It's a given - in a contract, a company culture or relationship with a supplier for example. To me these non-negotiable scenarios are contexts and we just have to deal with them - even if they aren't comfortable (or as effective as we'd like).
In private exchanges with Michael Bolton, I've said I'd be a tad happier if words like mode, style or even genre were used instead of school. It takes certain connotations away.
I'm not against schools if people want to establish their own. I don't like labeling folk. I just think the choice of schools is rather limited at the moment so I'll remain a kibitzer for the time being :-)
As for a 'new movement'. Er, I'm not so sure - yet.
New Movement in Testing?
Hi Bob, thanks for your comment. It's interesting to me to hear you talk about the various modes. I understand exactly - that's sounds like a typical project for me. It's hard to think of a project where one mode of thinking is ever sufficient - and that's why I think if a school exists for me it had better allow me to think and act independently and use any mode appropriate to the context.
We are dropped into situations where the mode of testing may not be under our control. It's a given - in a contract, a company culture or relationship with a supplier for example. To me these non-negotiable scenarios are contexts and we just have to deal with them - even if they aren't comfortable (or as effective as we'd like).
In private exchanges with Michael Bolton, I've said I'd be a tad happier if words like mode, style or even genre were used instead of school. It takes certain connotations away.
I'm not against schools if people want to establish their own. I don't like labeling folk. I just think the choice of schools is rather limited at the moment so I'll remain a kibitzer for the time being :-)
As for a 'new movement'. Er, I'm not so sure - yet.