Like most people, I've long understood that I will be judged by my occupation, that my profession is a gauge people use to see how smart or talented I am.
One policy invited states to compete for federal dollars using tests and other methods to measure teachers, a philosophy that would not be welcome in Finland.
At the top of the list is the notion that intelligence is measured by your ability to solve complex problems; to read, write and compute at certain levels; and to resolve abstract equations quickly.
They also argued that measures of productivity ignore what would have happened without investments in IT—productivity gains might have been even lower.
Some are turning to the internet, which is cheaper and offers concrete measurements like click-through rates—especially important at a time when marketing budgets are tight.