Les Perelman, [MIT] professor, is among the many writing experts who fear that the new essay portion of the SAT and the push to use standardized testing for writing are harming American students.
Perelman has had various skirmishes with the College Board on the issue, with each side offering analyses of the test.
Perelman helped a student (over the age of 18 and with informed consent) take the SAT in October, intentionally paying no attention to whether any historical facts he cited were correct, following certain formulas (including examples from the arts and history, but not worrying whether they make sense), and including key words [like "plethora” and “myriad”] that the SAT scoring teams are thought to favor.
Read the story (and the bogus essay) from InsideHigherEd.com.
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