A few words of encouragement on ACT/SAT cancellations

Parents and juniors in high school, Don't let the March and May test date cancellations get you down or cause you undue anxiety. More testing dates will be offered, and/but even if they aren't, the playing field is level - you can't take the test that extra time, but neither can anyone else. We all have bigger things to worry about right now. Got some extra down time? Order the Official Guide to either test *today* and take practice sections! And, of course, if you want some remote tutoring, like everyone else, I'm at home and available to work with you online.

Here’s a Washington Post article about the cancellations:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2020/03/16/much-act-sat-college-entrance-testing-halted-because-coronavirus/

Meritocracy and the SAT/ACT

According to a recent LA Times article, the Compton school district and others have petitioned the UC system to to drop the SAT/ACT. The issue at hand is whether dropping the tests could result in more of a "meritocracy.”

My feeling is that the SAT and ACT are no better/worse than any other standardized test. The problem isn't the test, it's the concept of "meritocracy."

Read my rant about meritocracy in full on my LinkedIn page.

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/merit-shmerit-satact-word-we-need-reconsider-jamie-berger/