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[quote=Anonymous]Whenever there are appreciably fewer slots than students who could succeed, there will always be plenty of qualified, deserving students left out no matter what. So the entire "thing" is cosmically "unfair" in that sense.

This being the case, a uniform test administered to all students would seem to be the least unfair admission criteria. Does that mean test scores must be the end all be all?  No. But jettisoning a uniform test altogether would seem to make things relatively more unfair, not less.

I mean some kids' "potential" might be more borne out by high test scores, notwithstanding mediocre middle school grades obtained when kids (especially boys) are still in the throws of getting their executive function skills together.

What about these kids' potential? In many cases, talented but perhaps heretofore unmotivated kids perform better in more challenging environments, which tend to be more stimulating.

Do these kids matter? You see, it's not possible to make this process "fair". It's all a trade-off on what type of kids you are looking to preference.

For now, it looks like we want to write off demonstrably smart kids that might not have performed up to par by traditional school metrics (i.e., grades).

Some kids are good a "school." Other kids are better at showing their talents on "high stakes" tests. Why is one better than the other? Let's keep them both part of the mix. [/quote]

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