http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alan-singer/new-york-states-mis-educa_b_8300698.html?utm_hp_ref=civil-rights - 6 views

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  #1 eylulyel on 16 Oct 15

   

  It talks about discrimination, how most people with teaching licenses are white and others can't always past the test and how the states should have a limit for test scores at a national level.

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">It talks about discrimination, how most people with teaching licenses are white and others can't always past the test and how the states should have a limit for test scores at a national level.</div>

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  #2 eleanorthorp on 16 Oct 15

   

  Wow. How perfect is the article seeing we are all seniors applying for college. This reminded me of RISD's (Rhode Island School of Design's) admissions. The score an international student must get on a TOEFL exam to go to RISD is a 105. The reason they do this is to eliminate any students who struggle with english. Now, coming from an international school I would think that hurts the student body more than help. What about the international students who receive really high SAT or ACT scores? Shouldn't that be enough? In fact many international student will not apply to certain schools because the TOEFL requirement is so high. Standardized testing amiright folks?

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Wow. How perfect is the article seeing we are all seniors applying for college. This reminded me of RISD's (Rhode Island School of Design's) admissions. The score an international student must get on a TOEFL exam to go to RISD is a 105. The reason they do this is to eliminate any students who struggle with english. Now, coming from an international school I would think that hurts the student body more than help. What about the international students who receive really high SAT or ACT scores? Shouldn't that be enough? In fact many international student will not apply to certain schools because the TOEFL requirement is so high. Standardized testing amiright folks?</div>

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  #3 jennacrosby on 16 Oct 15

   

  I had never considered high minimum requirement for TOFEL as racist until reading this. Especially Eleanor's comment. There is an obvious gap in test scores between racial demographics, and it really isn't right to deny those who aspire to be better certain opportunities because there scores are lower. There is also a gap between white people and other groups in america holding teaching positions. If the "rigorous acceptance criteria" remains so high that gap will never be bridged.

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">I had never considered high minimum requirement for TOFEL as racist until reading this. Especially Eleanor's comment. There is an obvious gap in test scores between racial demographics, and it really isn't right to deny those who aspire to be better certain opportunities because there scores are lower. There is also a gap between white people and other groups in america holding teaching positions. If the "rigorous acceptance criteria" remains so high that gap will never be bridged.</div>

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