Over 280 University of California STEM faculty members have signed an open letter calling on the UC Board of Regents to
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Alarmed by rising failure and remediation rates, professors argue that test-blind policies obscure preparation gaps, leading vulnerable students to struggle in rigorous gateway courses.
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Over 280 University of California STEM faculty members have signed an open letter calling on the UC Board of Regents to reinstate the SAT and ACT in admissions. |
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| I am surprised so few of them signed this letter. Where are the rest? Are they happy with the current state of UC education? |
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Many don’t care. They come to do research, not babysit children. Those who are failing are not of their concern. Berkeley is very sink or swim |
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Combat k-12 grade inflation and you wouldn’t need this at all. Seriously, Berkeley takes in a ton of transfers with no sat scores, who still excel. Why are they doing well? Because their community college gpa has actually meaning and has rigor behind it.
It is deeply disturbing that so many people don’t see the issue that so many California teens are graduating without 8th grade foundational mathematical talent, but their first reaction is to throw a test on the admissions process. What need to happen is the standards need to be upheld in the first place! |
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No. But you need tenure to speak out. No assistant or associate professor at a state school is speaking out about anything that relates to politics. But it goes without saying that every STEM professor everywhere would like test scores to be mandatory for admissions. No one likes failing students because they are not prepared to be there. Waste of time for everyone. |
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Associate professors have tenure. Also this isn’t an unpopular take. The faculty said the same thing years ago. |
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If they’re not tenured, it’s hard to speak out. Plus even some tenured professors may not want to speak out in order to not draw attention to themselves. They may fear getting canceled by students or going against the grain while trying to secure research funding in a competitive environment. |
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| If you keep giving fish instead of a fishing pole, you should expect to keep feeding them forever. |
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Cancelled by who? The faculty made this recommendation years ago. |
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You think 280 STEM professors at Berkeley isn't a lot? That's half the total STEM faculty. |
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| Who cares. |
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| Make a post when the regents actually listen and Berkeley is test required. Berkeley undergrad has never really been Stanford… |
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It's 280 all over the UC system, not just Berkeley. |
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| The SAT is a racist test. There is no reason to go back to it. |