The SAT - Part Deux

I finished up with administering the SAT to 17 high school kids.  Had one jock that probably better be hoping for an athletic scholarship, but all-in-all it was kind of fun.  The whole test takes almost five hours now - it's gotta be a grind for the kids.

The thing that slowed me down the most was one little thing you have to do after the first break - the kids have to write a certification paragraph in cursive writing.  By the time kids get in high school these days I've completely forgotten how to write in cursive.  I had one kid (guess which one) that couldn't remember how to make an "f" in cursive.  Took him forever to write a simple paragraph.

The first thing they do is the essay.  I think I remember the question:

Describe what it means to be the "master of your domain."

No, wait a minute. That's not right. That came from Seinfeld.  Though I imagine that would make for some interesting responses.

Oh, I remember:

Which bear is best?

Nope, that's not it either. That's from The Office. I guess I have too many pop culture sitcoms on the brain.

Actually, I can't tell you what the essay question was for two reasons:

1. SAT rules forbid me from talking about the questions on the test.
2. I don't actually know what any of the essay questions were because I didn't look at any of the exam booklets.

I'll bet I just gave the folks that run the SAT a good scare, though.