Russell Gough

Minimum required scores on the SAT are unfair to minority athletes, Russell Gough argues in the following viewpoint. Gough contends that athletes who have solid academic records in high school should not be penalized because of a poor score on one standardized test. He also asserts that many athletes who do not fulfill the requirement would graduate from college if given the opportunity. Gough is a professor of philosophy and ethics at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California, and the author of Character Is Everything: Promoting Ethical Excellence in Sports.

As you read, consider the following questions:

1. What were some of Tai Kwan Cureton’s accomplishments in high school, as stated by Gough?
2. According to the author, why did the Educational Testing Service not want SAT scores included in eligibility standards?
3. In Gough’s...