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It's desirable to create a test with cultural bias. College has a culture. Remember, the test is about the ability to do well in college. Awareness of the cultu
by burfog 6y ago
It's desirable to create a test with cultural bias. College has a culture. Remember, the test is about the ability to do well in college. Awareness of the cultural expectations will increase the chance of success in college.
If a student couldn't be bothered to learn about the culture, he isn't a good fit.
That said, the questions really are about reading. If you read lots of books, not counting the ones for little kids, you'll have no problem with the questions.
- yboris 6y agoDo you think it's desirable to maintain a college culture that is biased towards the children of people that have yachts?
- burfog 6y agoThose people practically don't exist, so who cares? They are a rounding error, if that. It is desirable to maintain a college culture that is biased towards people who read about lots of different things, including yachts. Reading is good. The choice of reading material matters. I don't count "The Cat In The Hat" and "Teen Magazine" the same as "The Grapes of Wrath", "Hamlet", "The Scarlet Letter", and "As I Lay Dying".