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NABC wants SAT and ACT eliminated as an eligibility requirement for college players
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<blockquote data-quote="Retro62" data-source="post: 1544456" data-attributes="member: 598591"><p>While I understand the sentiment behind "if it's deemed necessary, let it be part of their curriculum," that is the "teaching to the test" aspect that is damaging public education. What it creates is a "download and dump" culture, where students learn what they need for a test, and don't really absorb that information into their general body of knowledge, but forget it after it's served its purpose. I've been teaching high school for 20 years and I have seen the change.</p><p></p><p>Given the monopoly that exists in the world of testing, I would be on the side of abolishing it as a requirement. It can be used successfully to demonstrate that a student has the smarts to succeed but just doesn't apply themselves, and that may be sussed out in an interview process where there is such a discrepancy. It is also a separate problem indicative of our "one size fits all" approach to public education, which simply does not work for everyone.</p><p></p><p>Sorry, rant over.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Retro62, post: 1544456, member: 598591"] While I understand the sentiment behind "if it's deemed necessary, let it be part of their curriculum," that is the "teaching to the test" aspect that is damaging public education. What it creates is a "download and dump" culture, where students learn what they need for a test, and don't really absorb that information into their general body of knowledge, but forget it after it's served its purpose. I've been teaching high school for 20 years and I have seen the change. Given the monopoly that exists in the world of testing, I would be on the side of abolishing it as a requirement. It can be used successfully to demonstrate that a student has the smarts to succeed but just doesn't apply themselves, and that may be sussed out in an interview process where there is such a discrepancy. It is also a separate problem indicative of our "one size fits all" approach to public education, which simply does not work for everyone. Sorry, rant over. [/QUOTE]
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