SAT "adversity" or "disadvantage" score

[japantiger 4,051]

The guy who devised this is the same guy that gave us Common Core....David Coleman...what could go wrong...

Anything above 50 proves "hardship" while anything below 50 is considered "privilege." 

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/sat-adversity-score-college-board-will-use-sat-exam-to-give-students-adversity-score-in-bid-to-level-playing-field/

 

[bigbird 60,499]

This is one of the most ridiculous things I've seen in a while. 

[AU64 10,122]

Just now, bigbird said:

This is one of the most ridiculous things I've seen in a while. 

But you can bet it will be enthusiastically received by the academic elite..

And was it just a rumor that there will be adjustments for pigmentation... covering the full range ….right down to blue eyed blonds who have no disadvantages.....and gotta have a way to penalize blacks who are not "black enough". 

My grand daughter was telling me than one of her friends is now checking "other" on her application forms and mentioning her newly discovered "native American heritage"....even make comments on her Facebook page.....following the script of you know who.  . 

[TitanTiger 20,472]

On 5/18/2019 at 12:14 PM, japantiger said:

The guy who devised this is the same guy that gave us Common Core....David Coleman...what could go wrong...

Anything above 50 proves "hardship" while anything below 50 is considered "privilege." 

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/sat-adversity-score-college-board-will-use-sat-exam-to-give-students-adversity-score-in-bid-to-level-playing-field/

 

Side note:  Not that I agree with the adversity score thing, but you do realize that Common Core is simply a set of standards that no one should have any problem with being implemented, right?  For instance, the Common Core 2nd grade math standards:

http://www.corestandards.org/Math/Content/2/NBT/?fbclid=IwAR3TwQVxaRdHCwUMBJc5wSeSTe2Alr2O2KaNnQRumwzfMHJIEH37zTCxRok

Most of what people gripe about with Common Core isn't actually Common Core, but just ways that certain publishers or educators chose to teach the standard.  There's nothing inherent in the standards that make teachers or districts choose idiotic methods to learn it. 

All that to say, this diversity score thing is dumb on its own merits.  No need to try and tie it to Common Core (or what people think is Common Core) to make that point.