New York Times, SAT’s Reality TV Essay Stumps Some:
Every year, the SAT reduces more than a few teenage test-takers to tears. But few questions on the so-called Big Test appear to have provoked more anxious chatter — at least in this era of texting and online comment streams and discussion threads — than an essay prompt in some versions of the SAT administered last Saturday in which students were asked to opine on reality television. …
Angela Garcia, executive director of the SAT program, said she did not think it was unfair to ask that question of students who had neither the time nor inclination to watch Mike Sorrentino on “Jersey Shore,” or Kim Kardashian on “Kourtney & Kim Take New York.” “The primary goal of the essay prompt is to give students an opportunity to demonstrate their writing skills,” she said.
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- Conglomerate, Essay Question Writing is a Skill: The SAT and Reality TV Debate
- Hollywood Reporter, SAT’s Reality TV Question Sparks Student Outcry
- Huffington Post, SAT Prompt About Reality TV Angers Students
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- New York Times Blog, For SAT Test-Takers, Is ‘The Situation’ the Right Answer?
- Salon, Kids Whine About the SATs’ Reality Show Question
