Going from standardized tests to recommendations will compound inequality in the long-term, por Razib Khan, no Gene Expression:
[T]he tests were not fair. You often needed resources to engage in the study of “classics.” They clearly favored those with privilege. But, they were invariably fairer than other paths to an official position.(...)E, do outro lado do expectro político,The Progressive Case for the SAT, por Freddie Deboer, na Jacobin:
In contrast, other paths toward an official position, such as recommendation, tended to be monopolized by those with connections.
The “natural experiment” has happened many times. The plaintiffs in the above case assert that “teacher recommendations” “would provide a fairer way of judging students.” They are either ignorant or being disingenuous. Teachers are human, and there is a fair amount of evidence that they naturally bias toward believing children with polish and who “look the part” are smarter and more competent.
The student who is captain of the sailing team, president of the robotics club, and who spent a summer building houses in the Global South will likely look more “holistically” valuable than a poorer student who has not had the resources to do similar activities. Who is more likely to be a star violin player or to have completed a summer internship at a fancy magazine: a poor student or an affluent one? College essays are more easily improved through coaching than test scores, and teachers at expensive private schools likely feel more pressure to write effusive letters of recommendation than their peers in public schools.E nesta thread no Twitter, links para mais uma carrada de artigos no mesmo sentido. Ver também o que tenho escrito sobre o assunto no Vias de Facto:Investigador quer que o ensino superior seja ainda mais selectivo e discriminatório e O acesso ao ensino superior (de novo)
Favoring the “soft” aspects of a college application is straightforwardly beneficial to the more privileged at the expense of the less.
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