31 George H. Wood 2005 <p>That's the argument of George Wood, principal of Federal Hocking High School in Stewart, Ohio and a director of The Forum for Education and Democracy. &quot;My high school has some of the highest standards in Ohio,&quot; writes Wood at the Forum website, &quot;including requiring more credits for graduation than any other school as well as a Senior Project and Graduation Portfolio. My argument against high stakes testing is not based on wanting to lower standards; it is that these tests are the wrong standard.&quot; Wood says recent critiques of high-stakes testing, including a CNN special report, &quot;demonstrate that trying to impose on students, schools, teachers, parents and communities a one-size-fits-all testing program 'dumbs down' the school curriculum. And at a cost that seems almost invisible to us now.&quot; See what you think of Wood's argument.</p><p>Wood, G.H. (2005). Looking for evidence. The Forum for education and democracy (20 Jul 2005). Retrieved from the Forum for Education and Democracy 21 Apr 2008. Link: http://www.forumforeducation.org/resources/index.php?item=282&amp;page=27</p> http://www.forumforeducation.org/resources/index.php?item=282&page=27