Oh I agree--I'm not talking about the effectiveness of the test itself; I'm talking about the usefulness of high school English teachers being able to say "You'll need this on the SAT."
Darn your sinister attraction!
Buffybot ,'Dirty Girls'
Natter Area 51: The Truthiness Is in Here
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Pix - May 24, 2007 2:34:59 pm PDT #9121 of 10001
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
amych - May 24, 2007 2:37:56 pm PDT #9122 of 10001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
I'm talking about the usefulness of high school English teachers being able to say "You'll need this on the SAT."
Oh! In that case, GODS YES. It's an argument that's compelling for them in a way that "you'll need this for the rest of your life even if you imagine you can find a major with no writing once you get to college" just isn't.
Pix - May 24, 2007 2:40:31 pm PDT #9123 of 10001
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
(Please, please fix my annoying apostrophe error in that quote? I was clearly possessed temporarily by a high school student.)
amych - May 24, 2007 2:42:13 pm PDT #9124 of 10001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
understood!
Allyson - May 24, 2007 2:42:23 pm PDT #9125 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
I had to take Comp I because I did so poorly on the essay portion of my college entrance thingy. STILL BITTER.
beth b - May 24, 2007 2:43:24 pm PDT #9126 of 10001
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
One of my co-workers is in college. One of her professors just gave an extension on the class paper. Because he went to some sort of seminar where it was stated that the difference between a C paper and an A paper was time. and I have to say that in my case it was very true. By my Junior year of college I was taking all english and history classes. i was always making choices about where to put my time. The GRE gave you an idea of my off the cuff writing - no hint of what I could do with work and polish. DH is one of the few people where first output and final output are very similar.
bon bon - May 24, 2007 2:47:30 pm PDT #9127 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
I had to take Comp I because I did so poorly on the essay portion of my college entrance thingy. STILL BITTER.
Me too! Even midway through the class they were telling me I shouldn't be in there. Adding that class to my schedule is one reason I'm not a doctor, plus easy A, so I'm pretty happy about it.
SuziQ - May 24, 2007 2:56:15 pm PDT #9128 of 10001
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
Ok, am home and she showed me her print out...
- Critical Reading - 620 - 83%
- Math - 640 - 83%
- Writing - 600 - 81%
----Essay 9 (range 2-12)
The % is the national percentile.
Lee - May 24, 2007 3:00:14 pm PDT #9129 of 10001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
smart kid you've got there, Suzi.
Kat - May 24, 2007 3:00:35 pm PDT #9130 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Those are good scores! Where does she think she can pick up points, SuziQ? I ask as a former instructor for Princeton Review.