It's an ironic world we live in:
UNCG professor Svi Shapiro has written articles critical of standardized testing. Now, he's become part of the test. One of four prompts used for June's essay section of the newly revamped SAT was adapted from Shapiro's writing.Posted by kswygert at July 22, 2005 01:00 PM"I became the test instead of criticizing the test," said Shapiro, who has taught at UNCG for about 20 years. "It is ironic."
Shapiro learned that an adaptation of his work had been used on the test while giving a lecture at the Governor's School of North Carolina. The prompt asked test takers to explore whether schools should help students "understand moral choices and social issues." "I was surprised, to say the least," Shapiro said. But he said the question captured the essence of his criticism of standardized testing...