The Introduction of the SOL's and Standardized Tests

Have you ever stopped to wonder what really took place years ago when then Governor George Allen of Virginia proposed Standards of Learning?  Did you ever wonder about that first conversation between Educational Testing Service and the Virginia Department of Education may have sounded like?  Well here is a re-creation, thanks to Patrick Stewart and Star Trek: The Next Generation.  Sorry, I have to admit, I like Trek but more and more for the commentary it presents.  This clip is from the episode, aptly named in this case, "The Best of Both Worlds".  Stewart represents the teacher in this, humanity, who wants standards for learning but not have them forced upon everyone, while the mysterious voice of the Borg has strong resemblance to Big Brother.