Dear students and families,
We are thrilled to announce our continued support of the Classic Learning Test. We continue our testing for students and their families who want an alternative to the ACT and SAT tests. New Heights Educational Group (NHEG) will administer the Classic Learning Test (CLT) on the following Saturdays of this academic year: December 7, February 29 and April 25, 2020. These tests are given at Zion Lutheran Church in Defiance by NHEG proctors.
The CLT is a rapidly growing standardized college admissions exam designed to offer a rigorous testing experience. It presents classic material using an innovative medium: an online exam that provides students with same-day results and eligibility for over $100 million in scholarships. Here is a short video about the CLT story.
An article from U.S. News and World Report tells the unpleasant truth about the approach that all too many schools have taken to testing
Across the country, students practice for and take the SAT rather than read books in their entirety, play musical instruments, spend time with friends or family, work, learn foreign languages, write poems or play sports. Because of the test’s high stakes, schools will gear their entire literacy curriculum around preparing for the test.
It is not worth it.
Our commitment to be a part of something different motivates us to serve as a CLT test site. We are convinced that the CLT is a much-needed alternative to Common Core-aligned testing regimes such as the SAT and ACT. The CLT presents students with primary documents by the giants of our literary tradition—that is, works of real literary, philosophical and scientific substance—and challenges them to think critically about the structure of the argument presented by the passage, as well as the stylistic and rhetorical decisions made by the author. It is an exam designed to measure the outcomes of character education, and not merely test-taking skills.
The CLT is a serious contribution to the alternative schooling movement, and colleges are taking notice. In the three years since the test was first offered, over 170 colleges and universities have voiced their support for the CLT and formally adopted the exam as an alternative to the SAT and ACT in the admissions process. In 2016, following a thorough audit, Hillsdale College determined the CLT to be “a superior assessment of a student’s aptitude and reasoning ability.” Submitting a CLT score is an excellent way for students to stand out during the college admissions process.
To sign up for the exam, please create an account at www.cltexam.com and register by the DEADLINE DATE given. Preparatory materials, including The CLT Student Guide, are available at www.cltexam.com/.
