It may be a waste of time and energy to try to measure " hard to measure"
human characteristics . Their measurability is directly related to their importance.
For the same reason it may be a waste
of time and energy to try to develop these
"hard to measure" characteristics through instruction. A teacher who claims to
be doing so without being able to produce ev
id ence of success in doing it
(because, you see, they are " hard to measure") may be simply throwing dust in
our eyes . Those who argue that "what can be easily assessed should not dictate
what is
taught" are mistaken. If it cannot be easily assessed it cannot be surely
taught. It is not likely to be worth trying to teach.