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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Its not an unfair advantage.  
You know you can get Princeton Review materials for free at the public library.

Its that some people will put forth additional effort to help ensure that they perform at their best.  That is not unfair.

Do people berate athletes for training up for a big competition?  No, we celebrate it.  We admire the fact that they dedicate their free time to spend the extra time and effort.

Where there is a will, there is a way.[/quote]

You can get Princeton Review materials at the library NOW--not 35 years ago, when I was facing the SAT. I don't necessarily have a problem with paid SAT prep in this day and age; it seems the standard. But ordering prep test materials for a 7-year-old--?

I know all about wills and ways, having grown up on welfare. I think you are comparing apples and oranges here. We are not talking about "people" (i.e., children) putting forth additional effort to help ensure they perform at their best. We are talking about parents paying big dollars for prep materials--and the test assumes that children are NOT prepped. Therein lies the unfair advantage.

Also, we're not talking about athletics, which are not compulsory for children between the ages of 5 and 18. We're talking about the public school system, which is supposed to offer the same advantages to every child who attends. 
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