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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]Way back when I was a kid, these tests were supposed to measure what you know. So if you study hard, do your homework, and understand what you are learning in school, you don’t have to “prep” for the test.

Now, it seems the tests don’t measure what you know; they measure if you know how to take the test.

As a parent, I will totally make sure my kids know their math facts, read widely and have a large vocabulary, etc., but I draw the line at coaching a 10-year-old on test-taking strategies. [/b][/quote]

Exactly!  And that is precisely why it is considered cheating, even though the groups that over prep don't want to call it that.  Instead, they want to call the white students "lazy" for not prepping - and even try to draw an analogy with sports.  BS. Give me a break. [/quote]

Straw man logic.  So you are telling me paying a coach to teach a twelve-year old child how to throw a killer curveball/slider/fastball (they shouldn't throw curves at that age) to strike out the competition to win games and use their success to get into colleges/MLB is not the same as paying a coach to teach a twelve-year old child how to best eliminate multiple choice problems or tackle test problems they are likely to see and use that success to get into colleges.  Ok.  [/quote]

You accidentally stumbled into an excellent point here. Intensive exam prep is a lot like teaching a kid to throw a killer curve in order to win a few youth games. Both are terrible for kids and great for adults to feel good about themselves. And they're why you see tons of kids burn out and engage in self-harm academically, and end up with early Tommy John surgery.

Both are terrible. I agree with you.[/quote]

Great minds think alike.  That was my point, both are terrible, but people can't claim a double standard which was what people on this board have been trying to do.  I wouldn't do either, but people are saying one is better than the other.  [/quote]
No, can we just simmer down on the competition a little bit? Enough with the extra sports training, your kid will most likely never play MLB or even play in the minor league, enough with the excessive studying/prepping, your kid isn’t the next Hawking or Einstein, enough with the Tiger parenting, and who is the best parent competition. It’s all creating an insufferable, pressure cooker society. [/quote]
Sure. Let's get rid of all the extra coaching and practice first. Academics is more important than sports.

I know some kids who get up at 4am to go to swim practice, and these kids fall asleep during class and definitely not getting enough sleep. Why not start with that first?

I recall in NJ, white parents were up in arms over how Asian students were getting ahead with all that tutoring and how it was unhealthy for them, yet they were fine with HS kids playing tackle football even though studies have shown that tackle football can cause brain damage, and other issues. How many students have had broken bones, concussions from sports?  Yet, schools sports is still a huge part of the US culture.

So, let's start getting rid of unhealthy and dangerous sports first.  We've got to start somewhere.[/quote]
Agreed, let’s roll[/quote]

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