Could you pass a 10th grade math exam? The Washington Post interviews a school board member from Florida who positively bombed a test called the FCAT which is required for graduation. While in general it’s undeniable that the US educational system is flailing around on the assumption that standardized tests are somehow going to make kids smart, there also is a funny undertone that there are two classes of students–those who need to be good at math and reading and those who only need to be “good enough.”.