Online Dating Profile: The SATs

Contribution by Emily Bell.

Username: Tricky_Tester33

Hey there, potential test-taker. I used to go by the name Scholastic Aptitude Test, but now my friends just call me SAT. It’s short, it’s cool, and it’s has street cred. I know, because a lot of people are pretty intimidated by me. But you shouldn’t be, because I’m sure we’re a perfect match… Continue Reading »

What About Me? Self Determination in an Age of Standardized Tests

Contribution by Emily Bell

Here’s a scenario: you wake up every morning, stare bleary-eyed into the mirror, pretty sure you’re looking directly at yourself: your own weird pajamas, your own tired face, and you’re very own messy hair. You choose your own clothes, brush your own teeth (we hope), and you might even make your own breakfast. But once you get to school—once you get back on that sleek, super-powered academic treadmill—all that self-determination seems to stop. Right? Continue Reading »

Online Dating Profile: The ACT

Contribution by Emily Bell.

Username: Straight_Arrow_Stud

Oh, hi, I didn’t see you there, potential test-taker. You—or your older siblings (I knew I recognized you)—might know me by the name American College Testing. But you can call me ACT. Everyone does. And I like it that way, because I’m a straightforward kind of test. And I think I’m the perfect test-match for you.

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Turn Off The Cell Phone, And Other Winning Study Habits

Contribution by Emily Bell.

It’s shiny. It makes you laugh. It can make funny noises. And it’s full of some of your favorite people in the world. Why on earth would you want to put it away?

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