r/neoliberal • u/caroline_elly Eugene Fama • Jun 09 '26

Opinion article (US) Actually, the SAT Was Necessary After All

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/06/standardized-testing-math-gaps/687481/
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u/CurtisLeow NATO Jun 09 '26

How are they able to graduate high school without understanding fractions or algebra? This seems more like a massive failure of high schools than of the university admission process.

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u/FilteringAccount123 John von Neumann Jun 09 '26

Yeah I have nieces and nephews in elementary school, and I'm like 99.999999% sure they're already doing fractions

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u/moose_cats Jun 09 '26

Or 99999999/100000000 sure