Death to the SAT

Some interesting arguments about why the SAT should be abandoned:

The controversial social scholar Charles  Murray, writing at The American magazine’s site, feels it’s time to abandon the SAT test <http://www.american.com/archive/2007/july-august-magazine-contents/abolish-the-sat> . His complaints aren’t  totally new: “The image of the SAT has done a 180-degree turn. No longer seen  as a compensating resource for the unprivileged, it has become a corrosive  symbol of privilege. ‘Back when kids just got a good night’s sleep and took  the SAT, it was a leveler that helped you find the diamond in the rough,’  Lawrence University’s dean of admissions told The New York Times recently.  ‘Now that most of the great scores are affluent kids with lots of preparation,  it just increases the gap between the haves and the have-nots.’”

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Death to the SAT
By Tobin Harshaw   August 21, 2007

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The controversial social scholar Charles Murray, writing at The American magazine’s site, feels it’s time to abandon the SAT test. His complaints aren’t totally new: “The image of the SAT has done a 180-degree turn. No longer seen as a compensating resource for the unprivileged, it has become a corrosive symbol of privilege. ‘Back when kids just got a good night’s sleep and took the SAT, it was a leveler that helped you find the diamond in the rough,’ Lawrence University’s dean of admissions told The New York Times recently. ‘Now that most of the great scores are affluent kids with lots of preparation, it just increases the gap between the haves and the have-nots.’”