SAT before 13th (urban legend or true?)

mathyone
Fri, 29 Nov 2013 22:22:16 +0000

@IJust Drive, You’re right that if the kids do prepare, then a significant part of their score will simply reflect how well they prepared. But if the kids don’t prepare, they are still being compared to a group which includes many students who did prepare. The SAT just isn’t a good test to assess out of grade level achievement.

What school has a curriculum designed for kids with various SAT scores anyhow? At our school the classes are called things like 9th grade honors, 9th grade academic, 9th grade standard. Placement is largely by teacher recommendation, although I think families are allowed to overrule the teacher recommendations at their own peril. But the classes aren’t called 9th grade 650+ SAT, 9th grade 500-650 SAT, 9th grade 300-500 SAT.