The problem was never with reducing human beings to numbers. It was that there weren't enough numbers!https://nypost.com/2019/05/19/adversity-scores-only-invite-a-new-quest-for-victimhood/ …
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Also, SAT holds a large weight to getting into top schools. The correlation between lifetime earnings of the middle/upper class going to a top school is insignificant compared to a lower class student attending a top school. So why not make the lower class more competitive???
I want you to re-read the tweet you're replying to here and just maybe double-check how well this sits with you. If your answer is "just fine, thanks," I don't think I have anything left to say to you.
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I sympathize and it doesn’t sit well having to choose, but it seems there’s moral similarities to the trolley problem. A nationally standardized test is a poor system to determine potential aptitude. But if we’re stuck with it then this seems to make up some flaws. -
If you're right about the flaws. Consider that the empirical evidence we have doesn't support the claim that (most) test prep causes notably higher scores. Consider that family structure is a stronger predictor of child abuse than socioeconomic status. How confident are you?
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