High school teacher reveals that SAT reading section contains 25 word 'micropassages', offers obvious answers: 'I would have gotten into an Ivy if the SAT was like this in 2007'

Getting an education should mean doing things that challenge your brain, but the level that provides a challenge differs for everyone.

There are many different types of intelligence, and not everybody is going to have the same strengths. Nonetheless, most people would agree that it is important for those who are able to put the work in when it comes to educating themselves for both personal and societal benefit. There is a reason that there are laws in relation to mandatory school attendance.

Still, ever since public school has been a thing, plenty of kids have failed to appreciate the benefits that come from putting some effort into learning things. Many adults would argue that it is an issue that is only getting worse, especially when the likes of generative AI offer us the answer to everything in a matter of seconds with a minimum of effort. When the value of an education is a certificate that (supposedly) makes you more employable and not what you learn, things can get pretty bleak.

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Literacy has been a hot-button topic in recent years, with many arguing that the rise of people spending hours a day consuming slop on their phones is having a detrimental impact on the reading comprehension of just about everybody, but in particular kids and teenagers. If one example question from an SAT practice exam is anything to go by, maybe they're onto something.
When a high school teacher shared how the SAT reading section now included passages as short as 25 words, a lot of people felt like this was a bad sign for where things were heading. While this is only a sample of what teenagers study for, it doesn't look very promising.
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