SXSW EDU 2019
How College Admissions is Poisoning K-12 Education
Description:
Our college admissions infrastructure, which hinges on a century-old paradigm for assessment, forces K-12 schools to focus on knowledge that hasn’t kept pace with the world of work. Rebecca Kantar is a Harvard dropout and entrepreneur building tests that evaluate how people think, not just what they know. She’ll explain why simulation-based assessments will replace tests like the SAT and AP exams, transform how schools teach - and unlock social and economic mobility for a generation of learners.
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Takeaways
- Unearth the fundamental flaws in our paradigm for assessment that have led to persistent inequities in American education.
- Learn how simulation-based assessments can replace the rote learning that drives most modern-day assessments.
- Discuss how new approaches to assessment will shape the way we learn, work, and live.
Speakers
- Rebecca Kantar, Founder, Imbellus
Organizer
Ben Watsky, Chief of Staff, Whiteboard Advisors
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