Comments on: NPR reports on ‘first-of-its-kind’ national study challenging the value of standardized tests

By: Coco

Coco — Fri, 07 Mar 2014 19:23:42 +0000

“The college worried that if coaching was successful, ‘it means that students with economic resources will enjoy undeserved advantages in admissions evaluations.’”

Yes, that’s true. Of course, the ability to pay for expensive SAT coaching is hardly the only advantage enjoyed by affluent students.

Are students who attend expensive prep schools more likely to be admitted to �ֲ��ý than those who attend public high schools? If so, what’s being done about that “undeserved advantage”?

For the last 30 years, the College has been patting itself on the back for making standardized tests optional. But what has the College done lately?

By: Steven Laredo. '87

Steven Laredo. '87 — Fri, 21 Feb 2014 19:34:26 +0000

This is obvious to anyone who teaches high school. It’s time to break the College Board’s grip on this country’s higher ed. system.

By: Sylvia Portnoy

Sylvia Portnoy — Wed, 19 Feb 2014 16:05:15 +0000

Thanks for helping others realize that the present system of standardized testing for entry into higher education often denies gifted and talented dyslexic students a fair chance for university admissions. My son had to gain entry into higher education through the community college. After proving himself with a high GPA, he was allowed into a four year university. With good grades, he was able to graduate and go on to earn his Masters. I am very proud of him. Had he given up in fear of the SAT, the world would be the on the losing end. My son is now teaching fine arts at a community college in Texas. He is a great teacher, who knows what it means to work hard, and knows how to reach his learning-different students.

Thanks again for your illuminating study.
Sylvia Portnoy