Archive for December 31st, 2008

New Year’s Resolutions

dscf1947It’s that time of the year again. Now that you’ve written your Annual Review, it’s time to bundle your thoughts together and look forward to the new year.

Chances are, you know how to make a standard list, and may or may not have accomplished them (provided that you even remember your list).

I’m not going to try to reinvent the wheel, but instead point out some new ways of writing our that set of “resolutions” and strongly suggesting resolutions that should make it to your list this year.

If you’re looking for a new take on the New Year’s Resolutions list, this is the post for you.

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Commentary: SAT Changes Policy, Opening Rift With Colleges

NY Times article: SAT Changes Policy, Opening Rift With Colleges

“In some respect,” Mr. Fitzsimmons said, “Score Choice will help defuse some of the pressure and give students a sense that not everything is riding on the tests, which really is the case.”

While I see this as a sly business tactic, allowing students to choose which scores to send will probably reduce stress all around, especially since the SATs are now a what… 4-5 hour long test with a 15 minute snack break? However, perhaps, more inequality and inefficiency?

Having only one more set of Standardized Testing to go through and repressing my memories of the SAT, I would deem my reaction as slightly positive, but mostly neutral.

Overall: Upgrade! Colleges supposedly consider just the top scores anyway.

Your thoughts? Yay? Nay?