Standardized Tests and College Admissions Strategy 2023
More colleges are test optional, and the SAT is changing. What does this mean for you? The college admissions process is changing, and...
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benparis21
- Jun 28
Are We Sure we're better off without Standardized Tests?
Are We Sure We’re Better Off Without Standardized Tests? Critics of standardized tests won a big victory recently, as the American Bar...
benparis21
- Jun 28
Keep the LSAT
It measures important skills, guards against grade inflation, and provides an alternate path to success. The knives are out for the LSAT....
benparis21
- Jun 28
Effort Isn't Everything
For a while, everyone was talking about Maitland Jones, the NYU organic chemistry professor let go after some of his students created a...
Ben Paris
- Mar 21, 2021
This Counts as "Tough Vocabulary" Today
Remember “SAT” words? Those esoteric rhetorical coruscations, those shibboleths of erudition, those arbitrary arbiters of acumen? Well,...
Ben Paris
- Mar 7, 2021
Standardized Tests Magnify and Reflect Inequality
When the college admissions scandal (which desperately needs a catchy nickname) first hit, I was worried that the sheer outrageousness of...
Ben Paris
- Feb 3, 2021
Why Gifted Children May Not Test Well
“I don’t do well on tests.” Ever heard someone say this? Ever say it about yourself, or your child? You’re not alone. Many people believe...
Ben Paris
- Feb 3, 2021
The Anxiety Gender Gap
Anna was heading into her last week before she took the ACT, and all signs were good. She had scored nearly perfectly on three practice...
Ben Paris
- Jan 18, 2021
College Admissions Testing: Even More of an Arms Race
The ACT’s recent announcement that students will be able to retake individual sections sounds like good news, and as a test prep tutor, I ca
Ben Paris
- Jan 18, 2021
Educational Assessment and the Crisis in Higher Education
Imagine an educational program that takes 4 or more years of full-time effort, costs four times the typical annual salary of its...
Ben Paris
- Jan 18, 2021
The Thinking Behind the “Flipped” Classroom
Like many other educational innovations, the flipped classroom began with the recognition of a problem with the traditional way of teaching.
Ben Paris
- Aug 19, 2016
Critical Thinking is Vitally Important. But what is it, Anyway?
A recent Wall Street Journal article[1] reported a seemingly paradoxical situation: Employers generally agree that critical thinking is...
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