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Totally stunned: SAT Essay Question about "Reality Television"
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This is it, America is truly falling apart. And me and my wife were JUST talking about the failing education system last night. The reason we got on that topic was after realizing one of her "Vocabulary" words for english 101 was "Kestrel". A european Falcon, Why in the world is this an important vocabulary word? Cant wait to use that word on my next job interview. anyway "Some high school students were totally stressed out by an essay question on last weekend's SAT. It didn't prompt test takers to write about D-Day or Dickens, but rather, reality television. " [ link to theweek.com] I certainly have no problem with the question about a European falcon. Someone that is well read would know the answer. And in this case there is a right answer. But the question about "reality TV" is a bit more murky and I think the answer is not concrete and open to argument. Shows such as Monster Garage, American Hot Rod, etc. although filled with drama from the people involved did also provide a great deal of technical knowledge. Other shows were just silly. How would you know what answer the person who made up the question was looking for? THAT is problematic.
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