SAT before 13th (urban legend or true?)

Python20
Fri, 29 Nov 2013 15:02:35 +0000

The advantage of the SAT is that it is an out of level test for middle school students. When your students aces the on-level test each year, all it tell’s you is that they have mastered the minimum skills. The SAT/ACT tests allows for more differentiating between the students who are at the top of their class.

Both sons took the sat in middle school. It was no stress for them, since there was really nothing at stake. They each just looked at the practice questions you get when you register.
They both did well enough that they got a scholarship for a course at a local university/college.

Unexpected bonus we had is that when we pulled DS out of abusive 7th grade english teacher’s class, and principal tried to bully us into having him return to the classroom, his SAT scores arrived showing him doing better than 95% of our high schools senior class. Hard for school to show that he was missing 7th grade english and we were able to reach a compromise solution with the school district.