The Big Test: The Secret History of the American Meritocracy by Nicholas Lemann

The Big Test: The Secret History of the American Meritocracy

Nicholas Lemann

416 pages first pub 1999 (editions)

nonfiction education history sociology challenging informative slow-paced
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What do we know about the history, origin, design, and purpose of the SAT? Who invented it, and why? How did it acquire such a prominent and lasting position in American education? The Big Test reveals the ideas, people, and politics behind a fift...

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