On the topic of assessment, the invisible world dialogue between teacher/ACTFL and student is often:
Teacher/ACTFL: “I want you to know this.”
Student: “Well, I would rather just be able to do this.”
Teacher/ACTFL: “Well, you have to learn this anyway.”
Student: “OK, when is the test?”
It makes for a rather long conversation.
It’s like how they used to take slaves into the main house in South Carolina on Saturday and make them dance.