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Except that the test is pretty clearly perverted. You take two kids, same education, give one an after school testing program their parents pay money for, and t
by asdff 3y ago
Except that the test is pretty clearly perverted. You take two kids, same education, give one an after school testing program their parents pay money for, and they score better. Is the wealthier kid more worthy of receiving a college education? What does that say about how we educate our society then, and what we are actually valuing and giving privilege?
- closeparen 3y agoThey score very slightly better, not really meaningfully. https://slate.com/technology/2019/04/sat-prep-courses-do-they-work-bias.html https://slate.com/technology/2019/04/sat-prep-courses-do-the...
- hirvi74 3y ago> Is the wealthier kid more worthy of receiving a college education? Not to mention, what about us test-disabled people? I didn't know I had ADHD and its "friends" when I took the ACT, and I could have potentially benefited greatly from the reasonable accommodations the test allows for. However, it's not like every child is required to have some kind of psychological evaluation while in school. I find all of this standardization in testing to be nothing more than Goodhart's Law in full swing. Just what we need, more "Teaching to the Test" and route memorization in our education system...