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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Maybe because athletic excellence is obvious and can be physically measured. Intelligence is more difficult to quantify and prove sometimes. Some people who do not have high IQs are able to pretend to be very smart. And others who have high IQs can sometimes seem not as bright.[/quote]

It can be quantified through a combination of things like WISC tests, academic achievement, et cetera - often observant teachers will know and recognize which students stand out academically.  It can probably be quantified far more effectively than athletics.[/quote]

But many tests are thought to be SES biased. Which is different than having two students start at the same starting line and see who crosses the finish line first.[/quote]

[b]Back in the day when there were more knowledge- and culture-based questions to introduce bias that was more of a relevant argument but it's far less relevant or valid today than it was 50 years ago when that debate first started.[/b]Also, a footrace isn't necessarily the best test of athleticism.  What about kids who are great swimmers but aren't great runners?  Or those who excel in other sports but aren't necessarily the fastest runners?[/quote]

NP.  I don't believe this to be true, and apparently neither does Princeton Review, or whoever it is that produces SAT.  One of the reasons they decided to change the format for the new test is to reduce the SES bias.  The other reason is because they were getting hammered by the ACT testers.  [/quote]

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