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Is the AP CS test supposed to be some sort of impartial arbiter of talent and ability? What does the AP test have to do with anything?
by rmxt 11y ago
Is the AP CS test supposed to be some sort of impartial arbiter of talent and ability? What does the AP test have to do with anything?
- omonra 11y agoYes it is - it's a measure of interest in computers and drive/intelligence. If you don't like AP CS test - pick some other parameter that indicates that this population that should (absent discrimination on part of money-bag holders) produce a number of startup founders.
- rhallie15 11y agoMost schools don't even offer AP CS. Especially not public schools that primarily serve low-income students (which black people are disproportionately more likely to be). The course/exam is not equally accessible to people across racial demographics, and is, therefore, not a logical metric to measure potential (unless you're maybe looking at percentage of people getting 5s out of the total number of people of that demographic taking it).