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...McCarty. “I was a little weirded out that my new proctor was going to be younger than me or something. Luckily, that’s not the case.” McCarty’s new courseload is no longer filled with music classes: Expos, Applied Math 21a, beginning Japanese and Chem 15. As he is now taking a Chemistry course one level higher than the two he was TFing just last year, he is taking classes with his former students, and even studies with them. Is it weird being that much older? He shrugs and states...
Four hours long, the newest version of the SAT I will do away with the once infamous analogies, and instead feature a number of shorter critical reading passages. The math section will now require knowledge of Algebra II, and the exam will include a new section called “writing,” which will focus on grammar and require an essay. The College Board took its own initiative to revamp the test, concerned that the UC system might no longer require the exam. According to the Board, “The new SAT will improve the alignment...
...disaster [OCT. 27]. At least the old SAT tested general reasoning, but the fresh emphasis on advanced math will force schools to speed up the math progression, which will cause even more students to fall behind and become mathphobic. We should achieve our current standards before we up the ante; if students are already stumbling, the New SAT may cause them to fall flat on their faces. ABNER MINTZ Laurel...
...SATs are testing more advanced math and higher-level reading skills, and to that I say, Finally! The controversy over possibly declining scores proves that it is right to make these substantive changes. It's a test; it's supposed to be hard! PETER MOTTOLA Neptune City...
...handkerchief, dipped in the water in the bottom of the can, drew moisture up and out; placed near a vent, vapor diffused through the room. His rugged creativity sparked my initial love of science, one that remains with me today—turncoat though I am from math to social studies...