SAT to Add ‘Adversity Score’ That Rates Students’ Hardships

Re:SAT to Add ‘Adversity Score’ That Rates Students’ Hardships by dba7dba on Thursday May 16, 2019 @07:14PM (#19934427)

> Devil's advocate: do you think children who lack families that provide such advantages must necessarily "suffer" as a consequence of that lack?

As for me, of course not. I don't want other kids to suffer. And I'm sure it's the same for everyone else.

But why should I or my children who did the right things (study, sacrifice, etc) suffer because some faceless bureaucrats gets to decide who get an advantage via a 'secret' score?

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Re:SAT to Add ‘Adversity Score’ That Rates Students’ Hardships by thex10 on Thursday May 16, 2019 @07:28PM (#19934509)

I concede your point about faceless bureaucrats directing people's future, but,

> why should I or my children who did the right things (study, sacrifice, etc) suffer

Because plenty of other families and children do the same right things (study, sacrifice, etc), AND suffer other adversity. You're not special.

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