I think the SAT is a ludicrous setup given that most people never see anything like it in their lives again but the practice of studying for passing an exam of some kind is an absolutely invaluable skill
> I think the SAT is a ludicrous setup given that most people never see anything like it in their lives again
Yeah, I guess.
I think the issue is that the folks best suited to get the most out of college don’t really need to prep much to absolutely crush the SAT.
Most people are just woefully underprepared.
> but the practice of studying for passing an exam of some kind is an absolutely invaluable skill
Yep. Learning how to study, learn, and prep for a test are good skills to have.
That said, for folks who have done well in a semi-rigorous school environment and read the right things (high-brow periodicals), very little test prep is actually needed to get them close to their theoretical max score.
There are a few catches, though:
- Some people in the US have an incredibly irrational fear of math.
- The math curriculum is super-slow and limited for those who like math, often turning them away from it (or at least the high school math classes).
- Most folks have no idea what university-level literacy looks like. Doing things like reading “high-brow” periodicals gives high school students most of the vocab and text structures covered in the SAT.
Yeah, I guess.
I think the issue is that the folks best suited to get the most out of college don’t really need to prep much to absolutely crush the SAT.
Most people are just woefully underprepared.
> but the practice of studying for passing an exam of some kind is an absolutely invaluable skill
Yep. Learning how to study, learn, and prep for a test are good skills to have.
That said, for folks who have done well in a semi-rigorous school environment and read the right things (high-brow periodicals), very little test prep is actually needed to get them close to their theoretical max score.
There are a few catches, though:
- Some people in the US have an incredibly irrational fear of math.
- The math curriculum is super-slow and limited for those who like math, often turning them away from it (or at least the high school math classes).
- Most folks have no idea what university-level literacy looks like. Doing things like reading “high-brow” periodicals gives high school students most of the vocab and text structures covered in the SAT.