Yeah, no kidding. I was a rather white-trashy kid who ended up with grants and scholarships to undergrad and grad school at two top-flight universities, and throughout my education, I felt not so much like an imposter -- most everyone (posted to Imposter Syndrome )
While I agree that it's sexist to not have a mixture of "he" and "she" on the test and practice quizzes, I think the take on the racist nature of the test is off in that it seems as if (posted to Racism and Sexism in Standardized Testing)
I had a cervical cancer scare (non-HPV related) in my mid-20s, and because my mom had breast cancer at age 42, I was GLAD to have the option to receive care. Though the biopsy was painful, I was overjoyed to (posted to Mammograms Starting at 50. What?)
I am not trying to diminish the stress of hearing the words "it might be cancer." I have heard them. And ovarian cancer is scary shit. The point is, the media message is: 1. We are concerned about whether men (posted to Mammograms Starting at 50. What?)
Isn't it recommended that you get a baseline screening at 35? Then when you get your first screening at 40, you can see if there were any changes. Are we supposed to skip that too? (posted to Mammograms Starting at 50. What?)
The only recommendations I know of for screening before age 40 is a very strong family history, very high personal risk, or getting diagnostic mammograms (due to pain, finding a lump, etc.) If your mother developed cancer in her 40s, (posted to Mammograms Starting at 50. What?)
I think alot of people are missing the major point of alot of these tests. It doesn't matter how relevant the subject matter is - what matters is can you LEARN something, remember, and do well on a test for (posted to Racism and Sexism in Standardized Testing)
