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In theory standardized tests are good because they provide a standardized way to measure aptitude. Unfortunately, they are relatively easy to game and in fact w
by poopypoopington 5y ago
In theory standardized tests are good because they provide a standardized way to measure aptitude. Unfortunately, they are relatively easy to game and in fact what they measure is a student's family's wealth because wealth can buy tutors to help them do better on the tests. Sure a few middle class kids might slip through the system through studying on their own with books or in study groups, but it really shuts out low income kids who lack any access to study resources or even a safe place to study.
- JamesBarney 5y agoWhat do you use instead of standardized scores that are less easily gameable? Extra-curriculars are easier to game and require far more money and time. Essays are much more effectively gamed. Same with grades. Also if you don't have a safe place to study that's awful. But that's going to affect your grades and how much you learned the previous 12 years much more.