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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] Then why are we having this argument about removing a test that focused on advanced math techniques and discussing the number of students who need “remedial” math? It is totally fine to let in students who demonstrate STEM ability but not acceleration in math. Even desirable. [b]Of course students who are math geniuses should also be admitted.[/b] But I am not sure math acceleration is the way to identify that talent. [/quote] The problem now is that the math geniuses are not being identified and admitted. The current admissions process is so sparse that all above average kids look more or less the same. Removing the Quant test is just another way that the math geniuses were not identified. The number of students who need "remedial" math would be fine [b]if those kids demonstrated high level STEM ability in other areas[/b]. They did not do so. There was nothing in the application to allow them to do so. Again, no one has suggested looking at math acceleration as the only factor in identifying extreme math talent. Math acceleration + grades in these higher level math classes + teacher recommendations + math awards/achievements in math extracurriculars is what you'd use to identify extreme math talent. I'd be very suspicious of a kid who was highly accelerated and got As, but had no notable math achievements and a meh teacher recommendation. [/quote] Previous poster doesn’t understand the point of the Quant-Q or why the prep programs basically made it a pointless exam.[/quote] My DC is in the class of 2022. DC didn’t do one second of preparation and I certainly did not pay for a prep class. Plus sometime I feel that the prep class angle is over played. Those showing a desire to put in extra work in whatever it is (sports trainers, tutors, outside classes/camps in a particular subject, street play, etc) should count for something. When it comes to education we should be intervening in the early years not creating policy to adjust for our inability to create a more diverse student body from early on.[/quote]
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