SAT

        The SAT is a standardized test used for college admissions.  The SAT was introduced in 1926 and is owned by the College Board.  Development of the test has continued, and the name and scoring have changed several times since 1926.  The original name was Scholastic Aptitude Test, changed to Scholastic Assessment Test, then SATI Reasoning Test, then SAT Reasoning Test, and finally, SAT.  The College Board is a private non-profit organization and the tests are administered by the Educational Testing Service. 

        I understand why a standardized test is needed, because high school grades have little meaning today.  Some high schools graduate over 40% straight A students.  When I went to high school there were practically no straight A students, because it was hard to earn an A.  Now a straight A student only means they are above average. 

            SAT is now proposing deviating from a non-biased standardized test by adding Adversity Scores.  This will give an advantage to students applying to collage that come from poor or gang invested neighborhoods.  This may sound nice on the surface, but it means kids from good homes in nice ZIP Codes will be penalized. 

        I think of a couple of my sons who have children in elementary and middle school.  Both these young men have worked hard to provide nice homes for their families in safe and attractive neighborhoods.  Why should their children be penalized for this? They are being discriminated against because kids from ZIP codes are given an advantage.

        Colleges already have quotas based on race, sex, and religion.  They use the excuse of promoting diversity.  It is not diversity.  It is discrimination.

        Government has implemented affirmative action hiring quotas which are clearly discriminatoty.  This political agenda is an attempt to rectify past transgressions, and most importantly, win votes.  What happened to the right to hire the most qualified person?

        What happened to “All men are created equal”?  When are colleges and government going to stop penalizing the hard working middle class? 

        I am so thankful that we now have a President that represents ALL American citizens equally.

“Trump did not bring division.  Division brought Trump.

If you don’t see that, then you’re part of the problem.”

Ava Armstrong

God bless President Trump and guide him to make America great again.