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The new security processes, which will be implemented this fall, include requiring students to: • Provide a photo when registering for the test • Identify their high school; scores (including photos) will now be automatically sent to the student’s high school (this was optional in the past) • Certify their identities in writing and acknowledge the possibility of prosecution for impersonation
Many have questioned whether these new measures will actually address the root problem. Some have suggested that students could easily upload the photo of an impersonator at the time of registration; this might add a new hurdle to overcome http://www.torontomapleleafsteamstore.com/adidas-kasperi-kapanen-jersey , but would certainly not eliminate cheating.
But it is not the photos themselves that will have the greatest impact; instead, it is the new reporting procedures that are most likely to prevent impersonation. Under the new security measures, both the student’s scores and the student’s photo will be sent to his high school. This will enable the high school to check for suspicious scores (for example, a C-student probably won’t earn a 2300 on the SATs) and to check to be sure that the accompanying photo is actually a photo of the student in question.
A spokesperson for the ACT has already stated that they had no plans to include student photos when reporting scores to colleges; however, the SAT measures include a plan to submit photos to colleges along with test scores. Many educators and college counselors are rightfully alarmed at this prospect http://www.torontomapleleafsteamstore.com/adidas-josh-leivo-jersey , arguing that student images are likely to influence admissions decisions. One college counselor noted that students have the option of not disclosing their race or ethnicity on a college application; including a photo would effectively negate this option. In response to widespread criticism, an SAT spokeswoman has said that this requirement will be reconsidered. We can only hope that the administrators of the SAT recognize the importance of maintaining a fair and holistic college admissions process, free from bias based on appearance.
These additional security measures are laudable because we as a society have a vested interest in preventing cheating, but we still mourn their necessity. If only students would put as much effort into preparing for these tests as they do into cheating on them, perhaps additional security measures wouldn’t be necessary.
MONTEVIDEO http://www.torontomapleleafsteamstore.com/adidas-johnny-bower-jersey , June 27 (Xinhua) -- Uruguayan President Jose Mujica Friday defended and welcomed back to the country Luis Suarez, the star forward who was ousted from the World Cup and temporarily banned from football for biting an opponent.
During his regular radio broadcast, following the footballer's arrival in the capital Montevideo, Mujica said the disciplinary measures against Suarez were a "monstrous aggression, not just against a man http://www.torontomapleleafsteamstore.com/adidas-joffrey-lupul-jersey , but also against a country."
"We'll never understand the truculence, the form, the procedures applied" against Suarez, said Mujica.
FIFA said Suarez bit Italian midfielder Giorgio Chiellini during a group phase match that Uruguay won 1-0, eliminating the Italians from the cup.
The incident marks the third time Suarez has been penalized by FIFA for biting an opponent on the field, but this time the penalty has greater repercussions, since it prevents him from taking part in Saturday's World Cup match against Colombia in Rio de Janeiro.
"He is a boy genius whose intelligence is in his feet. (He is) brilliant on the field, he couldn't stand a moment of over excitement, he couldn't stand it and he exploded," Mujica said of the biting incident.
Mujica said he was at the airport "at 5:30 am with the family to welcome him, on a cold morning but with a warm heart http://www.torontomapleleafsteamstore.com/adidas-grant-fuhr-jersey ," and "in the middle of the airstrip I gave him a humble hug and invited him to continue living and struggling."
"I tried to be a symbol for the affection of the Uruguayan people, which under these circumstances don't judge, they surround you with affection," said Mujica.
The castigated national team forward landed at Montevideo's Carrasco International Airport aboard a private charter flight and headed straight home to Ciudad de la Costa, near the capital.