The test that will spark a counterrevolution in education

This year, Florida adopted the Classic Learning Test (CLT) as an alternative to the SAT and ACT. It's the remedy we need to redeem our failing education system.

Zachary Marschall is editor in chief of the Leadership Institute’s Campus Reform and an adjunct assistant professor at the University of Kentucky. 

Contrast this approach with the SAT exam, which primarily assesses students’ test-taking abilities and thereby erodes rigorous education. The SAT’s format requires educators to teach to the test, which dulls even the best learning experiences. 

The SAT is a barometer for an education system that has lost its way. American education needs a counterrevolution and counterrevolutions are not about going backward or being stagnant. They succeed when groups restore traditional values with new tools or systems. The CLT is fit for this purpose.