Humanity's Progression, higher social order or relative social destruction? Options

[pandora]

Is the current state and progression of humanity leading towards a higher social order, or is it leading towards a relative social destruction?


I'm attempting to filter out the dumb asses by stating my question in a way they won't understand it.

[transcendentalis...]

without standardized testing, what would colleges and universities use to pick their students?

the school system sucks - we know. each district has its own standards and ranking #1 in one school and #1 in another could be entirely different. gpa is rather wonky as well. until we find a flat, nationwide (or even worldwide) system for education (which might never happen as far as i know), standardized testing is essential.

not to be offensive, but why shouldn't the gifted kids get more attention? technically, they're supposed to have more potential. kids that are in regulars with gifted potential are lazy... or have overwhelming lives as is don't need more people breathing down their backs. and the regular kids with the average learning speed and capacity... let's face it. competition is only getting harder, and social darwinism is something we can't change.

regular kids with average learning speed and capacity CAN make it into the gifted programs or classes; i know a few that made it through sheer work and they've got all my respect. they've got more respect from me than i do for the valedictorian of my class (also one of my closest friends).

in the future, i think average and above average jobs will be taken by either the hardworking, the talented, or the lucky... everyone else is stuck where they are.

by lucky i mean the people who win the genetic lottery and are all 6'2" with perfect noses and don't age so they model for eighty years and become rich.