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Re:Study finds learning music won’t make children smart by burfog on Saturday August 01, 2020 @01:21AM (#24017878)
It's desirable to create a test with cultural bias. College has a culture. Remember, the test is about the ability to do well in college. Awareness of the cultural expectations will increase the chance of success in college.

If a student couldn't be bothered to learn about the culture, he isn't a good fit.

That said, the questions really are about reading. If you read lots of books, not counting the ones for little kids, you'll have no problem with the questions.

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Re:Study finds learning music won’t make children smart by yboris on Sunday August 02, 2020 @10:35AM (#24028947)
Do you think it's desirable to maintain a college culture that is biased towards the children of people that have yachts?
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Re:Study finds learning music won’t make children smart by burfog on Monday August 03, 2020 @10:48PM (#24046030)
Those people practically don't exist, so who cares? They are a rounding error, if that.

It is desirable to maintain a college culture that is biased towards people who read about lots of different things, including yachts. Reading is good.

The choice of reading material matters. I don't count "The Cat In The Hat" and "Teen Magazine" the same as "The Grapes of Wrath", "Hamlet", "The Scarlet Letter", and "As I Lay Dying".

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