Traditional assessment vs authentic assessment

Traditional assessment tests discrete knowledge and skills. Authentic assessment tests application of knowledge and skills. (Be not simply good - be good for something!) Students don't graduate from high school and/or post-secondary and "do" science, or "do" math, or "do English.' They hopefully get jobs and are expected to communicate with others orally and in writing; read, understand and follow technical manuals; utilize math and science skills to solve problems, create new processes and procedures, analyze and repair equipment malfunctions, and so much more. Until teachers are trained in methods to reach allstudents and until U.S. core and technical education are integrated, students will not be successful on assessments nor compare well with other countreis, nor will the worforce be adequately trained for the jobs that are currently there, and those that have not yet been created.