Standardized tests,cultural issues and opportunities

• I was made to take computerized tests in primary school,with general knowledge evaluations for which I performed on an average of 7 points. I was evaluated and judged by my teachers as above average but not superb, that If I just put my back into it though,I would probably excell.I was also evaluated in sports at which I improved over the years, I was given the opportunity and did very well, reaching the provincial trials. I was not asked or evaluated on my intrapersonal skills,that I remember,It was more of a personal quest. Later, having gone from an anglo saxon educational system and culture, moving to the Argentine system proved to be a tough challenge. Opportunities were different on account of a difference in national education budgets and a different cultural perception and approach to education. There were no standardized tests that I recall, just the regular testing for each subject. The only standardized test I took was for my English FCE evaluations I don´t recall space for much reflection either, this was done outside school though in other spaces but not on our learning or mistakes in learning for improvement. At the third level, initially we did not consider public university as an option on account of poor facilities and a compulsory 1 year general leveling course common to all 1st year entrees which we regarded as a waste of time. We opted to study by post with the University of Cape Town which proved nigh impossible as the postal service was very slow and telephone communications were difficult. As a result, the judgments people have made about me that have been affected by an assessment of my "intelligence" in this case it was not considering these kind of issues that affected my feedback and learning; teachers and the university were inflexible and I failed to qualify for the final test by 5 points, in short,context was not taken into account. Notwithstanding, I do believe myself to be a learner as I have learnt from all these different experiences. Being a human being is to undergo constant change and learn constantly. “No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it's not the same river and he's not the same man” Heraclitus