As someone who attended six different public schools across America, went to Harvard, and subsequently became a tutor in Manhattan's affluent Upper East Side, I've witnessed firsthand the differences in learning styles between public school educations and private. Eliot Schrefer affluentamericaattend share on social
The SAT allows less-privileged students access to universities that previously were the bastions of the wealthy. Eliot Schrefer accessbastionpreviously Change image and share on social
Readers have always read high and low, and to fight that urge is to fight the freedom inherent in the act of reading itself. The only arguments that have any traction, as best as I can see it, are about whether the genre classification of 'young adult' should exist at all. Eliot Schrefer actadultargument share on social
The fact is that the College Board's products - the SAT, other standardized tests, the accompanying strategy guides - are sold at far higher than the cost to make them. Eliot Schrefer accompanyboardcollege Change image and share on social
With few exceptions, the publishing industry has come to a consensus: if a book has a young protagonist, and if its worldview is primarily interested in the questions that crop up when coming of age, then it's a young adult novel. Eliot Schrefer adultagebook share on social
Colleges accept the highest sub-scores from different administrations. So if a student takes the SAT many times instead of once, she has a larger pool of scores from which to pick out the highest math, critical reading, and writing. Eliot Schrefer acceptadministrationcollege share on social
At Horace Mann High School in affluent Riverdale, New York, one of the top schools in the country, those who receive double time on tests are plentiful enough to qualify as their own segment of the student body. Known to their peers as 2Ts, they participate in the same activities, get the same grades, and attend the same range of colleges. Eliot Schrefer 2tsactivityaffluent share on social
Line up a group of Horace Mann students, interview them, and take a look at their resumes, and you'll be hard pressed to pick out the students who require extra time. So then, what qualifies these students to receive special accommodations on the SAT? Eliot Schrefer accommodationextragroup share on social
Pick any scientific field, and you'll find that those snubbed by their communities, left feeling alone and despised, were often those on the forefront. Eliot Schrefer communitydespisefelt Change image and share on social
Elite private-school educations leave students unprepared for a standardized test with which their public school counterparts are innately familiar. Eliot Schrefer counterparteducationelite Change image and share on social