tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post7952056662977182458..comments2024-03-28T13:25:36.836-04:00Comments on the daily howler: SAT average score watch: The triumph of Brunidowdism!<b>bob somerby</b>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02963464534685954436noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-23824765309470719732011-09-27T18:02:46.552-04:002011-09-27T18:02:46.552-04:00I got called to task (Math Dept head in a suburban...I got called to task (Math Dept head in a suburban high school) one year when our SAT math score went down by 2 points. We encouraged everyone to try the test, and more than 80 per cent of our seniors did.<br />"What are you going to do about it?"<br />"I'll look into the numbers and let you know."<br /><br />I found three kids who could have stayed in bed that Saturday morning and our score would have risen by 2 points instead.<br /><br />"Well, what are you going to do?'<br />"Nothing about that 'problem'!"<br /><br />I was not an administrator very long.joemac53noreply@blogger.com