<p>When the portraits are taken at our schools a set of wallet size prints are put in the kids files at the guidance office. They were provided for the school to include in anything that they needed to include a picture with. I guess the school could use those to send with the school report.</p>
<p>Hmmmm, how many folks pay to get someone else to vote for them?</p>
<p>Back off the political side - I have proctored SAT tests but won’t do it again. I just couldn’t swear that the sleepy grumpy kid showing the ID at 7 on a Saturday was actually the kid in the photo ID. Heck, I have trouble recognizing our former students 3 years later. </p>
<p>The solution for suspect scores from overseas might be to have them replicated once a student is here…kind of like a PSAT score has to have a qualifying SAT score follow. Overseas student has to show up in person for TOEFL and SAT or GRE confirmation.</p>
<p>What’s wrong with just showing I.D. such as a drivers license or passport photo?</p>
<p>^^^^^I guess because not every kid has one nor do they have access to their birth certs in order to obtain the proper docs. I am all for issuing everyone a free state ID card at age 16, but again…</p>
<p>Responding to "The College Board/ETS has had this kind of policy for the TOEFL and TOEIC for years. They have the techniques down pat. "</p>
<p>If ETS has the techniques down pat, they must be reluctant to use them in any meaningful way. There are groups that are so determined to cheat on the test that they make a mockery of the glaring ineptitude of ETS to eradicate rampant cheating, especially in many locations abroad. </p>
<p>Fwiw, this latest measure is entirely trivial and will not make the usual frauders worry in the least.</p>
<p>I see this going wrong in so many ways. Not only the ethnic/gender piece, but what about these scenarios:</p>
<p>–this student reminds me of my ex
–she’s blonde so can’t possibly do well here
–he’s ugly
–she’s fat
–they’re too dorky</p>
<p>And a thousand other horrible possibilities.</p>
<p>More thoughtful minds prevailed; the CB has now said that colleges won’t get the pictures with the scores. Apparently a whole lot of colleges also didn’t want to be thrown back into that mess of potential lawsuits.</p>
<p>I don’t have any problem with it. Years ago college apps asked for a photo. In this day and age of Facebook and other social media ANYBODY can pretty much find a picture of just about any kid if they want to. Cripes, my high school year books are now on-line and I’m identified. People can see what I looked like at 16 if they want to. Employers now can charge higher insurance rates for people who have high BMIs, who smoke all sorts of things. Your photo has been on your driver’s license since you were 16. People look at licenses all the time. Time to get over all of this.</p>
<p>My state does require picture IDs to vote. How many schools don’t have a picture ID? Ours is tinsy, (50 kids/class) rural public and we have them. They are never used again, for anything, but they are taken and printed each fall.</p>