tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post1961628697191814394..comments2024-03-28T19:47:39.985-04:00Comments on CURMUDGUCATION: The Trouble With The College Board's New Adversity ScorePeter Greenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16511193640285760299noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-32047333797830172432019-06-14T10:06:56.341-04:002019-06-14T10:06:56.341-04:00I wish this big pile of poop (the College Board) w...I wish this big pile of poop (the College Board) would just get flushed down the toilet. When the College Board is gone, the states will be forced to dump the Common Core (or other names for CC) and get a little creative in curriculum design....like paying actual classroom teachers to develop curriculum like they used to?edblisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01792046029260177146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-13746232804492500522019-06-14T08:46:25.505-04:002019-06-14T08:46:25.505-04:00This is a wonderful article. However, I do believe...This is a wonderful article. However, I do believe that an adversity score could be useful to colleges if, and only if, it is not used for admission decisions, but rather to "tentatively" identify students who should be offered more "help". I say "tentatively" because the adversity score is not derived in a student-specific manner; thus, there is a real possibility that the student was never burdened by the elements contributing to the adversity score. By "help", I mean (mostly) assistance in choosing a path forward. As someone who was raised in foster homes and in extreme poverty, I would certainly have benefited by more guidance. I suspect that many students raised in single-parent homes do not receive sufficient help choosing a path, understanding the college environment and blending in.Larry G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13709634714742264839noreply@blogger.com