Two interesting posts from Becker and Posner on their blog about the American education system. Also some interesting comments on the culural predication inherant in such tests. Overall I disagree that poor scores in mathematics do not effect the economy overall – when considered as a skill set rather than basic arithmetic, I can’t think of many areas of industry to which maths is not vital – but the articles are worth reading.
From the New York Times, Harvard are ending early admissions to college. Interesting to read about the interplay of being ‘elite’ and being ‘inclusive’, and the way the former may enable the latter.
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