We need some way to assess:

• how well a person meets our expectations,
• how well some course works,
• and gauge how a particular ‘score’ matches with our real world experience.

If the 12Rs are to be taught then there needs to be some measure for how well people are progressing and when they ‘make the grade’. Any tests need to be fair because their ability to get a job and further education may depend on them.
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This note asks “If the 12Rs are life skills then how do they particularly apply to later life?” For example we know that memory ie. [lit:remembering] deteriorates and can become so bad as to make everyday life extremely difficult. Is it going to be useful to be able to rattle through a ticklist of the Rs when thinking about the social support that Mrs Brown might need?
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This article is especially for those involved with higher education entrance standards.
Question: How are the 12Rs are useful in the pre-, post- and during assessment of college students?

Answer: As important indicators of suitability, maturity and engagement respectively.
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Surely it’s impossible to give somebody a meaningful single grade A to E for their standard of essential basic education. Actually I have invented such a scheme which is extremely straightforward and based on practical reasoning.

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