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Is teaching to the SAT really so distorting, and so expensive to obtain? It’s a pretty general-knowledge test, and there are tons of people out there who will t
by ribs 6y ago
Is teaching to the SAT really so distorting, and so expensive to obtain? It’s a pretty general-knowledge test, and there are tons of people out there who will tutor for reasonable prices, I’d expect.
- MattGaiser 6y agoIf you are motivated, no. If you are purchasing motivation, yes. I have done a bit of SAT tutoring. Most of it is just making the kid do the work.
- vkou 6y ago> and there are tons of people out there who will tutor for reasonable prices, Any significant amount of 1:1 instruction is not a 'reasonable' price for a poor family. The middle class can afford it, the lower class can't. One of the problems with the SAT is that if all the rich applicants can pay their way to acing it, being a smart poor kid doesn't actually set you apart. You aced it, they aced it. You can't afford to be captain of the hockey team, they can. In that case, the test isn't actually a sorting function for talent, it's just another cash-expensive hurdle to overcome. At least, this is the theory.