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Forum: Politics 09-07-2007, 04:22 PM
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Posted By Copernicus
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And btw, I would appreciate an apology for your claim that I switched the claims I was making, or substantiation that I did.

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Forum: Politics 09-07-2007, 04:11 PM
Replies: 173
Views: 613
Posted By Copernicus
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The claims were that existing exams are not good predictors no matter where you attended school, and that it is impossible to design more effective ones. Both claims are...
Forum: Politics 09-07-2007, 03:22 PM
Replies: 173
Views: 613
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If there were easier strategies to pass them than actually learning the material because of a problem inherent to standardized tests, there would be huge financial gain from...
Forum: Politics 09-07-2007, 02:54 PM
Replies: 173
Views: 613
Posted By Copernicus
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And btw, I would appreciate an apology for your claim that I switched the claims I was making, or substantiation that I did. Somehow youve managed to avoid that part of my post. surprise surprse...
Forum: Politics 09-07-2007, 02:51 PM
Replies: 173
Views: 613
Posted By Copernicus
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Copernicus is also ignoring that the actuarial test, even if it was standardized, is not given across such a large population as the ACT or SAT is. As I showed earlier, this would make it...
Forum: Politics 09-07-2007, 02:44 PM
Replies: 173
Views: 613
Posted By Copernicus
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Interesting that you should raise actuaries though. Actuaries take a series of ten standardized tests.

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I am an actuary which is why I picked that profession....
Forum: Politics 09-07-2007, 11:02 AM
Replies: 173
Views: 613
Posted By Copernicus
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Say, for example, their child shows a gift / interest in maths. How do they know which school has the best maths department?

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If a person graduating from...
Forum: Politics 09-07-2007, 10:43 AM
Replies: 173
Views: 613
Posted By Copernicus
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This is the crap that ETS and the College Board and GMAC use to sell their illegitamate tests. Correlation =/= causation. <font color="red"> Strawman. You don't understand the...
Forum: Politics 09-07-2007, 03:12 AM
Replies: 173
Views: 613
Posted By Copernicus
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SATs are still the second highest predictor of college success, not signficantly lower than high school GPA, when measuring freshman grades. ACT scores are a very signficant...
Forum: Politics 09-07-2007, 02:17 AM
Replies: 173
Views: 613
Posted By Copernicus
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Whether SATs are or aren't objective, and how close they are to being objective, designing objective tests obviously can be done. Until then SATs and other standardized tests...
Forum: Politics 09-07-2007, 01:46 AM
Replies: 173
Views: 613
Posted By Copernicus
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Some less obvious examples...the savings in number of police needed on the streets during school hours, reduced crime rates overall
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Forum: Politics 09-06-2007, 12:34 PM
Replies: 173
Views: 613
Posted By Copernicus
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Despite claims of "social biases" in testing, its not exactly rocket science. The study above focuses on 4th and 8th grade scores, SAT scores are a good substitute at the 11th...
Forum: Politics 09-06-2007, 12:32 PM
Replies: 173
Views: 613
Posted By Copernicus
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Some less obvious examples...the savings in number of police needed on the streets during school hours, reduced crime rates overall

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We...
Forum: Politics 09-05-2007, 05:53 PM
Replies: 173
Views: 613
Posted By Copernicus
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If the number of children being schooled went from 100% to 93% would the number of educated people be higher or lower?

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This is an ill posed question....
Forum: Politics 09-05-2007, 05:51 PM
Replies: 173
Views: 613
Posted By Copernicus
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This is an ill posed question. If the 100% are government schooled and the 93% are privately schooled, the number of educated students and the quality of their educations would...
Forum: Politics 09-05-2007, 03:02 PM
Replies: 173
Views: 613
Posted By Copernicus
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Some less obvious examples...the savings in number of police needed on the streets during school hours, reduced crime rates overall

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We could accomplish the same...
Forum: Politics 09-05-2007, 12:24 PM
Replies: 173
Views: 613
Posted By Copernicus
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How many Americans do you think are without basic schooling today? Or do you think that having a law on the books somehow magically equates to people actually learning stuff? Millions of...
Forum: Politics 09-05-2007, 11:42 AM
Replies: 173
Views: 613
Posted By Copernicus
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I thought I'd add this nice tidbit, taken from a book I recently read: In 1821, *long* before public schools were created, 93% of all NYC children were enrolled in private...
Forum: Politics 09-05-2007, 11:39 AM
Replies: 173
Views: 613
Posted By Copernicus
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I thought I'd add this nice tidbit, taken from a book I recently read: In 1821, *long* before public schools were created, 93% of all NYC children were enrolled in...
Forum: Politics 09-05-2007, 11:35 AM
Replies: 173
Views: 613
Posted By Copernicus
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There is still no recognition of the two glaring fundamental issues surrounding the alledged benefits of private education. There is no, none, zip-i-de-doo-dah evidence that private education is...
Forum: Politics 08-29-2007, 05:35 AM
Replies: 173
Views: 613
Posted By Copernicus
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The desire for food is a basic need that everyone understands, there is no need for the gov. to pass laws making eating compulsory. Education is different, it's almost as vital...
Forum: Politics 08-29-2007, 12:23 AM
Replies: 173
Views: 613
Posted By Copernicus
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In a world of privatly owned schools there will always be some cost to the parent, right?

What happens to the kids of the junky/breadline/neglectful/lazy parent...
Forum: Politics 08-25-2007, 01:00 PM
Replies: 173
Views: 613
Posted By Copernicus
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Incorrect. Yes, the religous schools (that rely on charity) are the cheapest. However, there are a lot of schools out there that charge lower tuition then property taxes and operate...
Forum: Politics 08-25-2007, 01:26 AM
Replies: 173
Views: 613
Posted By Copernicus
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Private schools often operate for less then you pay in property or other taxes to attend school. Not only would poor kids be able to go to school, it would cost less.

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Forum: Politics 08-24-2007, 05:38 PM
Replies: 173
Views: 613
Posted By Copernicus
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the main purpose of public education is to give every child the opportunity to get an education. The system often fails but in my opinion it is better thant no trying.
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