tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post4765149689914053040..comments2024-03-27T08:53:29.267-04:00Comments on CURMUDGUCATION: ACT Report Finds ACT Really ImportantPeter Greenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16511193640285760299noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-33317209093421481862014-08-25T12:15:48.733-04:002014-08-25T12:15:48.733-04:00Exactly Peter, no distinguishing between correlati...Exactly Peter, no distinguishing between correlation and causation.Rebecca deCocahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13168718846105012814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-66823791765009326212014-08-25T11:53:14.419-04:002014-08-25T11:53:14.419-04:00On the plus side, any competition for The College ...On the plus side, any competition for The College Board's monopoly on education should be viewed as a good thing. Perhaps parents should start asking that ACT products, I mean classes, be made available in their schools.<br /><br />However..<br /><br />I am currently experiencing the college application process with my son and from conversations with parents who have been through this, the biggest impediment to college success seems to be hang overs. Despite all the angst over AP classes, SATs, ACTs and emphasis on "college level" classes, too many students find partying in college too appealing.<br /><br />Perhaps, we should draft a law to prohibit the sale of alcohol through out the United States to ensure that students truly are college ready and will take all of this marketing, I mean "college readiness" seriously. Oh, wait....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com