The New York Times and other media recently reported on a commission report calling for less emphasis on SATs. Read the article by clicking here. What do you think?
I'm sort of mixed on this. I'm all for less focus on the SATs. But the commission's suggestion -- that colleges instead require admissions exams more closely tied to high school curriculum and achievement -- seems to miss the point. It just replaces the one big SAT (which in this day and age is basically a huge moneymaking business) with several subject tests. It doesn't address the problem of relying on standardized tests to make predictions about students' future potential. You can read the letters on both sides by clicking here. I'm curious how Ridgewood parents feel about this...and how do you feel about RHS attempting to more "authentically" assess student achievement. Any thoughts?
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