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77: Why You'll Probably Fail the SATs | Dark History with Bailey Sarian

2023/3/8
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Bailey Sarian在节目中探讨了SAT考试的历史，从其起源追溯到19世纪的中国科举考试，指出两者在选拔人才机制上的相似性，以及都存在社会公平性问题。她分析了SAT考试的演变过程，包括其设计初衷、考试内容的变化、以及考试产业的兴起。她还批判性地分析了SAT考试的弊端，例如其与优生学思想的关联、对低收入家庭的不公平以及考试培训产业的暴利。她还提到了亚特兰大公立学校作弊丑闻以及一些富人通过不正当手段帮助子女入学的案例，以说明SAT考试的公平性问题。最后，她呼吁重新审视SAT考试的必要性，并探讨改进考试制度的可能性。 Joan作为节目中的一个角色，与Bailey Sarian进行互动，对SAT考试的历史和现状发表一些评论。 Carl Brigham作为SAT考试的设计者，他的优生学思想对SAT考试的设计理念产生了深远的影响。 Everett Franklin Lindquist设计了ACT考试，与SAT考试竞争，共同构成了一个巨大的考试产业。 Stanley H. Kaplan创立了Kaplan公司，为学生提供SAT考试培训服务，推动了考试培训产业的发展。 Benjamin Ellman作为普林斯顿大学的中国研究教授，他关于晚期帝国中国的研究为节目提供了关于中国科举考试的背景信息。 Hong作为19世纪中国科举考试的考生，他的经历体现了科举考试的残酷性和对社会底层人民的不公平。

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Bailey Sarian introduces the topic of the SATs, discussing her personal experiences and the societal pressure associated with these tests.

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Welcome to the Dark History podcast. Okay, so we can’t talk about SATs and college admission without mentioning Aunt Becky. That scandal kind of blew the whole thing open. But Aunt Becky wasn’t the first person ever to use money to help her kid get into college. Far from it. And there is one element of college admissions where there is a lot of money floating around, too much money. I mean we’re talking billion-dollar industry money…the SATs. In today’s episode, we look into the history of the SATs, how it started, why we have it, why there’s so much money in it, and try to figure out who the f is even on The College Board. Who is it???

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