http://dcentric.wamu.org/jp/will-mandating-college-admission-exams-change-expectations/ Race, Class, The District. Mon, 16 Jul 2012 03:01:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://dcentric.wamu.org/jp/will-mandating-college-admission-exams-change-expectations/#comment-1138 Elijah405 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 17:14:00 +0000 http://dcentric.wamu.org/?post_type=jiffypost&p=13152#comment-1138 While some thought obviously needs to be given to how this thing will take shape, it seems well-intentioned. That's almost a compliment for Kwame Brown, whom is someone I'm not fond of in his role as Council Chairman. Clearly, you can't place too heavy of a burden on kids to take a college entrance test when they can barely pass basic standardized highs school equivalency tests, but-I'm a firm believer that a child is a product of the expectations set for them, rather than that of their relative environment. While some thought obviously needs to be given to how this thing will take shape, it seems well-intentioned. That’s almost a compliment for Kwame Brown, whom is someone I’m not fond of in his role as Council Chairman. Clearly, you can’t place too heavy of a burden on kids to take a college entrance test when they can barely pass basic standardized highs school equivalency tests, but-I’m a firm believer that a child is a product of the expectations set for them, rather than that of their relative environment.

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