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Professor and Department Chair @Berkeley_EECS. Research Scientist (part-time) @GoogleResearch. Founder @addiscoder. Posts are personal views. 🇻🇮🇺🇸🇪🇹

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The University of California Board of Regents heard presentations on the SAT on Wednesday, specifically on whether it should be re-introduced into freshman admissions. I found the below excerpt from one presentation illuminating: "the statistical power of tests in predicting outcomes does not address whether UC ought to consider expected college success when deciding which students to admit, or to what extent we should" So, it's clear the debate is not centered on whether the SAT predicts college success -- the presenter says so himself. The heart of the debate is this: a UC education is a path to upward mobility, and the anti-SAT faction believe that this golden ticket should be given to those who would benefit from it the most, especially those who they feel have been harmed by society in the past as a form of restorative justice. If you hold this viewpoint, the increased failure rates in intro math classes and the surge in student unpreparedness are irrelevant.

The University of California Board of Regents heard presentations on the SAT on Wednesday, specifically on whether it should be re-introduced into freshman admissions. I found the below excerpt from one presentation illuminating: "the statistical power of tests in predicting outcomes does not address whether UC ought to consider expected college success when deciding which students to admit, or to what extent we should" So, it's clear the debate is not centered on whether the SAT predicts college success -- the presenter says so himself. The heart of the debate is this: a UC education is a path to upward mobility, and the anti-SAT faction believe that this golden ticket should be given to those who would benefit from it the most, especially those who they feel have been harmed by society in the past as a form of restorative justice. If you hold this viewpoint, the increased failure rates in intro math classes and the surge in student unpreparedness are irrelevant.

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The WaPo essay set up Secretary Chris Wright to remind the world of a fact that is less known that perhaps it should be: John G. Trump, uncle of POTUS, was a National Medal of Science winner whose work on radar played a significant role in helping the Allied Forces win World War 2.

The WaPo essay set up Secretary Chris Wright to remind the world of a fact that is less known that perhaps it should be: John G. Trump, uncle of POTUS, was a National Medal of Science winner whose work on radar played a significant role in helping the Allied Forces win World War 2.

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Legislator Dr. LaShae Sharp-Collins bravely stands up to her committee to say the obvious: K-12 should should prepare college-bound kids for college. Alas, her voice of reason fell on deaf ears. AB 1217 strips UC/CSU from controlling college admission reqs, and to take orders from K-12. 1/

Legislator Dr. LaShae Sharp-Collins bravely stands up to her committee to say the obvious: K-12 should should prepare college-bound kids for college. Alas, her voice of reason fell on deaf ears. AB 1217 strips UC/CSU from controlling college admission reqs, and to take orders from K-12. 1/

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Back at Harvard teaching CS 124, this was my favorite video to send Facebook recruiters who insisted I reschedule an exam so that a student could fly out for an interview. "[CS 124 has] definitely saved our ass in scaling a lot of times" They always rescheduled the interview.

Back at Harvard teaching CS 124, this was my favorite video to send Facebook recruiters who insisted I reschedule an exam so that a student could fly out for an interview. "[CS 124 has] definitely saved our ass in scaling a lot of times" They always rescheduled the interview.

228,321 views • 4 months ago

Called shotgun

Called shotgun

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Many blame the UC Regents for banning the use of the SAT in admissions. I watched the full board meeting in the archives. The truth is many Regents supported keeping the SAT, but they were pressured away from doing so by then-UC President Janet Napolitano.

Many blame the UC Regents for banning the use of the SAT in admissions. I watched the full board meeting in the archives. The truth is many Regents supported keeping the SAT, but they were pressured away from doing so by then-UC President Janet Napolitano.

163,764 views • 8 months ago

Now all mashed up as one video. Many University of California Regents said themselves, back in May 2020, that removing the SAT from undergraduate admissions contradicted faculty recommendations and the data. The Regents themselves thought this was problematic.

Now all mashed up as one video. Many University of California Regents said themselves, back in May 2020, that removing the SAT from undergraduate admissions contradicted faculty recommendations and the data. The Regents themselves thought this was problematic.

129,836 views • 8 months ago

My testimony. Follow us at #LegalizeMath

My testimony. Follow us at #LegalizeMath

20,953 views • 1 year ago

Today I spoke at a joint oversight hearing by the Assembly Committee on Ed and Higher Ed about math education requirements for university admission. It looks like the Governor Gavin Newsom office has some explaining to do.

Today I spoke at a joint oversight hearing by the Assembly Committee on Ed and Higher Ed about math education requirements for university admission. It looks like the Governor Gavin Newsom office has some explaining to do.

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