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Re: Rush: "Lego is a Tool for 4 year olds"
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Wed, 2 Feb 2000 05:00:46 GMT
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I'm just sort of picking tiny snippets to comment on...
Kevin Loch wrote:
> BTW, my opinion is that the college entrance exams are a joke.
I know for a fact from personal experience that a high SAT score is not
a perfect predictor of college success (at a good college, where good
study skills are important). Don't even ask me what my SAT score was,
you won't believe it. But it WAS NOT a good predictor. Not at all.
I'd say anything that gives additional data about how likely a student
is to perform well is a good thing, and it strikes me that using LEGO as
a way to measure creativity, problem solving, or spatial awareness (to
name 3 of many more traits that could be tested for) is a good thing.
I don't have the background so have no idea what was or wasn't being
circumvented, but the test, taken in isolation, seems like a good idea.
My knee jerk reaction to anything Rush says is to believe the opposite.
Not 100% accurate, of course, but it works well for me.
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| (...) No one claims that it is a perfect predictor. Not high schools, not colleges, not even SAT. (...) SAT is a pretty good predictor. It maybe didn't predict well for you, but on average it does. And it's a hell of a lot cheaper for schools and (...) (25 years ago, 3-Feb-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) That's why I said "in general" Obviously there are exceptions, and you would expect to find them here on LUGNET. (...) I guess we would have to look at the motive. If the motive was in fact to skirt the law then it's wrong, and probably not (...) (25 years ago, 1-Feb-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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