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> Is admitting the most capable students unfair? Grades and standardized test scores might be one of the least interesting and almost definitely one of the les
by csa 4y ago
> Is admitting the most capable students unfair?
Grades and standardized test scores might be one of the least interesting and almost definitely one of the less effective ways to classify the “most capable” students.
If I’m optimizing for students who do cool stuff, force marching them into relatively banal optimization tasks is counterproductive.
- neonsunset 4y agoStrongly agree with the sentiment. In fact, I alluded to this in the parent response by mentioning that SAT and most other testing systems will be always flawed. The question itself was posed with testing criteria issues notwithstanding. With that said, I think modern education system can no longer scale and has outlived its usefulness. The future is with LLM-driven tutors which can somewhat alleviate the scaling issues inherent to "apprenticeship". Personally, as an ADHD individual it was always drastically easier to study under a person who gives you dedicated attention that for any of my peers. By a wide margin. And yet, studying for local SAT equivalent was an insurmountable task involving acquiring a lot of knowledge and skills that were useless outside of passing the test.