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8.1: The Unique Business model of Nespresso 8.1.1: Nespresso began in 1986 as a more traditional business model in which the company manufactured Coffee machines and created a pod system, and then gave both products to traditional retailers to sell to offices and home users. 8.1.2: For a dozen years, this model did not prosper. In 1998, a new CEO devised changes to the business model, which revolutionised sales and put the company on a growth trajectory which created annual growth of more than…

The SAT “is a sternly worded dinosaur of a test, graded in an arbitrary manner with outdated equipment…the only reason people take it is because they have to.” Children begin taking standardized tests in pre-kindergarten and by the time they are high school seniors, they’ve taken an average of 112 standardized tests (Strauss 1), all with one purpose: to measure and quantify intellectual ability. However, there is a growing mountain of evidence that suggests the SAT is a poor measurement of…

Taking a Stand Essay It’s 8 a.m. on a Saturday morning and most people are still curled up in bed. Instead, you’re sitting in a classroom with about 20 other students, who are also panicked about the same test you are about to take. The 20 other students in the classroom, however, are all from different economic classes, races, religions, and genders. Despite that, each and every one of you are grouped together to take the same test. The test administrator instructs you to begin, and every…

Standardized Testing in Schools Standardized testing has been an inevitable part of life for countless Americans, making them question the validity of their life choices since the third grade. When taking standardized tests, one encounters some obvious drawbacks. Any student who has been forced to take one of the hundreds that exist can recount the tales of stress and feelings of inadequacy that linger after every test taken. Standardized testing does not benefit students because it objectifies…

The article I chose to analyze is Monica Ellen Rizzo’s Master Thesis for her Master of Science in Education titled Redundancy, Discrimination, and Corruption in the Multibillion-Dollar Business of College Admissions Testing. My reason for choosing this paper is the way she presents her argument because she provides a personal reason why she is writing about the subject of college admissions testing and writes the paper very technically which is the way I prefer to think. Her goal for this paper…

Imagine a world where every person receives a number based on their intelligence. Test scores determine one’s number. High numbers mean the person is intelligent, or they cheat, and low numbers would mean the person is unwise, or suffers from test anxiety. What would your number be? Standardized tests came about in 1845 as a replacement to oral exams— given to prove knowledge in paper form. In 1920 the SAT made its debut as the first voluntary standardized test given to those on track for higher…

Standardized tests are the culmination of every school year. Everything taught during the entire year is supposed to be represented in the students’ scores. If they perform poorly, then apparently the school taught poorly. If they perform well, then the school apparently taught well. The goal of these tests are to improve instruction and performance in schools and students. Standardized testing does not improve instruction and performance due to the fact that these tests do not value diversity,…

The Students Behind the Numbers ACT, SAT, GPA; three acronyms that every student dreads because the acronyms are commonly associated with the stress of college applications. Applying to college is a process that many high school seniors despise. A majority of college applications require students to submit numbers that define them: GPA, class rank, and standardized test scores such as the ACT or SAT. In fact, the SAT exam was first offered in the late 1930’s to help students without family…

The Problem with the SAT Every day, students across the United States and beyond prepare for the SAT. These unfortunate students spend countless hours and dollars in the hopes of maximizing their scores and their futures. The SAT was designed to test a student’s academic knowledge and performance, but fails to do so today. Its credibility as an academic benchmark should be acknowledged, but the test should not be valued so highly. The SAT is far from perfect, yet high schools and colleges place…

The monotonous sound of the teacher’s voice is all that is filling the room, the room in which you and other numerous students are told to stay in. The “instructor” is reading to you and the other students the directions. You have heard these directions all throughout your life. You are told to read along, even though you can recite them word for word, as they are being told to you. All that races through your mind is that you must do well on this test. You need this in order to have the life…