Letters on Playing to Learn

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/08/opinion/l08teach.html?ref=opinion

Two of the letter writers would like to see elementary Math education to go beyond the four operations.
"In addition, in any mathematics curriculum, including early childhood, children are capable of learning much more than the four basic operations. Where are geometry and early algebra? What about logic, measurement and estimation?"

The same letter writer as quoted above also points out the lack of social studies in Engel's ideal early schooling.

SAT Score Cut-Offs: SAT as an Indicator, National Curriculum?

In response to: Colleges Acknowledge SAT and ACT Score Cut-Offs in Admission

It is important to note that some fields of study use the SAT as a measure of ‘keeping up with the Joneses’. Engineering schools want high Math scores (to follow along with profs who write a dozen equations on the board); likewise, journalism schools want high verbal scores.
Because grades are subjective, the SAT is a broader indicator. Due to the absence of a national curriculum, we can think of the SAT as a unifier for a reasonable body of knowledge for high schoolers.
Studying for the SAT (or any test) can promote brain fitness at any age
http://mathconfidence.blogspot.com/2009/03/sat-as-predictor-indicator-brain.html