The SAT is going “fully digital”.
But don’t worry: the College Board says the test is “just as rigorous”, while being “less intimidating” for the “remote-learning generation”.
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The SAT Fraud
According to the College Board, the SAT is “intended to measure literacy, numeracy and writing skills that are needed for academic success in college”.
But the New York Times has discovered that this high school ritual is far more a measure of a student’s socio-economic status.
Something many of us who taught high school understood decades ago.
Look at the Other Side of Average
According some education “experts”, the SAT isn’t as vital as it used to be since the number of colleges requiring students to submit scores with their application is in “rapid decline”.
But leadership here in the overly-large school district seems not to have gotten the message.
The Wrong Tool
“If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail.” — Abraham Maslow
When it comes to Washington Post education columnist Jay Mathews, that hammer is the Advanced Placement program.
Winning at the SAT Game
Sound advice (and some far-too-close-to-reality satire) about the SAT and test prep companies from last night’s Colbert Report.
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If you take enough of their math classes [Princeton Review], you may even learn their formula for turning children’s fear into cash.
Some English teachers may not want to hear what Stephen has to say about essays.