Perhaps I am wrong but what I have read over the years has given me the impression that these prep classes the educational equivalent of colonic irrigation treatments. Something people with more money than sense spend their money on that has NO proven benefit.
A bit of an exaggeration perhaps but what little benefit these classes confer is only an insignificant number of points - certainly not enough to make a dullard appear to be the next Leonardo DI Vinci.
However, I repeatedly see this in the Press as though it is an established fact that SAT prep classes confer a significant advantage to those with moneyed parents:-
High scores on the SAT or ACT correlate with high family income, in part because performance on these tests can be improved with the special classes and private tutoring that money buys.
Full article here...
Some of the people leaving comments appear to be considering the actual facts as opposed to their imaginations or flawed reasoning powers.
Importantly, does anyone know of the studies on SAT prep classes and would they mind sharing them, please?
If I am wrong rwgarding the conclusions that I have drawn, please correct me...
