The current narrative of accountability is constructed through a neo-liberal economic perspective that is hegemonic and difficult to modify and reformulate so that the same evaluations can serve the masters of learning and bureaucratic accountability. Building on Vaclev Havel’s notions of resistance, I will describe how overcoming bureaucratic outcomes based accountability is necessary to facilitate evaluation for learning. Examples for the Canadian context illustrate the specifics of resistance. #resistance #Accountability #highstakestesting