The Tyranny of the Meritocracy by Lani Guinier a Harvard Law professor. Is a book that expresses a glitch in our systems of schooling around the world. Guiner proclaims and believes that the SAT should no longer be a tool of measurement for universities and college admissions. She supports her idea behind being against SATs tests because they have only test for merit. Along with her whole idea of a testocracy which draws off how some societies of a higher class have such a huge advantage in preparing for this test compared to lower class others. Guiniers framework also supports ideas of a democratic classroom verse a traditional testocratic. She believes whoever is in charge needs to make admission decisions based off of community involvement,
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She critiques our system of relying on the SAT for admissions because it still does not ultimately deliver a successful way to measure merit. “If we can agree that SAT, LSAT, and other standardized tests most reliably measures a student’s household income, ethnicity, and level of parental education, then we can see the reliance on such test scores narrows the student body to those who come from particular households.”(Guinier 23) In my personal opinion her claims she makes against the SAT are brilliant. It is finally true, universities and colleges are limiting their student bodies to only certain household families that can and have the power to turn money into merit in regards to all standardized testing. It’s sad to think about it this way, but it is truly the current reality we live in and have contributed to one way or another if you like it or not. Gunier believes in the logic of testocracy creating another elite level class who wish to think they have earned their way in life. Rather they are too stuck up and cocky to ever actually have what it takes to solve real world problems that matter and need addressing in today 2018 …show more content…
Referring to one the Posse foundation a scholarship program based of granted scholarships on the subjects of interaction and leadership skills. Over time Posse found this way of admission to be more successfully accurate predictor than standardized tests and the SATs. What Guiner preaches towards the end of the book is that schools today only understand how to get to the right answer, their focus is not truly about getting the right answer. Schools today need to follow Lani Guinier’s blueprint for developing collaboration in schools for the reason of thinking of the benefits it will reap in our democratic society. In education, they do say something along the lines of our students today are our tomorrow's leaders right? If so I feel that is something great and it applies in Guinier’s
She critiques our system of relying on the SAT for admissions because it still does not ultimately deliver a successful way to measure merit. “If we can agree that SAT, LSAT, and other standardized tests most reliably measures a student’s household income, ethnicity, and level of parental education, then we can see the reliance on such test scores narrows the student body to those who come from particular households.”(Guinier 23) In my personal opinion her claims she makes against the SAT are brilliant. It is finally true, universities and colleges are limiting their student bodies to only certain household families that can and have the power to turn money into merit in regards to all standardized testing. It’s sad to think about it this way, but it is truly the current reality we live in and have contributed to one way or another if you like it or not. Gunier believes in the logic of testocracy creating another elite level class who wish to think they have earned their way in life. Rather they are too stuck up and cocky to ever actually have what it takes to solve real world problems that matter and need addressing in today 2018 …show more content…
Referring to one the Posse foundation a scholarship program based of granted scholarships on the subjects of interaction and leadership skills. Over time Posse found this way of admission to be more successfully accurate predictor than standardized tests and the SATs. What Guiner preaches towards the end of the book is that schools today only understand how to get to the right answer, their focus is not truly about getting the right answer. Schools today need to follow Lani Guinier’s blueprint for developing collaboration in schools for the reason of thinking of the benefits it will reap in our democratic society. In education, they do say something along the lines of our students today are our tomorrow's leaders right? If so I feel that is something great and it applies in Guinier’s