<p>Scooter, I think that most people would want the cynical gamesmanship to end. All the anecdotes illustrate the abuse of a system, but do not indict the basic need for assessing the performance of students in their context. It would not be that hard for a school to establish a ranking based on a number of classes and a smaller number of COMMON electives. </p>
<p>Schools that cave in to pressure of parents or are unable to establish “anti-gaming” measures are now abdicating one of their expected functions.</p>