Comments for The Blogger SAT Challenge

Comment on 87952000.00 by Andy

Andy — Fri, 06 Oct 2006 23:05:14 +0000

This is crap, why don’t you try and explain your topic instead of giving an unsupported opinion with no interpretation. You would have failed my AP english class, and I’m a junior in high school.

Comment on 87919591.00 by Dave Munger

Dave Munger — Fri, 06 Oct 2006 07:17:26 +0000

I hope the “6″ rating by one of the readers was a joke…

Comment on 87919591.00 by Jason Thomas

Jason Thomas — Thu, 05 Oct 2006 18:10:11 +0000

Was this autogenerated by a random script? “Ignore-the-subject-matter-and-rant-about-random-crap-o’-bot-5000″ would be a good name for it, in that likely case.

Comment on 87596964.00 by Manolo Cabeza de Huevo

Manolo Cabeza de Huevo — Thu, 05 Oct 2006 09:50:01 +0000

I rated low, but I think the writer makes a good point. These kinds of questions tend to be laughably front-loaded. They almost beg the student to go for a good grade by filling up the essay booklet with platitudes about the meaning of life and the human spirit and whatnot. This question could have been framed in a way that would lead the student toward a more philosophical/analytical answer, but unless you're dealing with a particularly naive and/or geeky 17-year-old, this question is going to generate a lot of Oprah-worthy emotionalist pabulum.

Comment on 87605779.00 by Jason Thomas

Jason Thomas — Wed, 04 Oct 2006 19:59:19 +0000

Short, and exactly to the point. I see essay after essay accepting the false logical pretense that success is not malleable in definition, or relative. You can be successful relative to the rest of society, if you start out from a privileged position. Or you could be successful in an entirely different way, for instance having overcome seemingly impossible obstacles.

Comment on 88287723.00 by Jennifer Grucza

Jennifer Grucza — Wed, 04 Oct 2006 18:22:01 +0000

It may be short and somewhat less developed than other essays, the writing in this one deserves more than a 2, and is better than some essays that receieved 4′s.

Comment on 87843647.00 by Jennifer Grucza

Jennifer Grucza — Wed, 04 Oct 2006 18:13:07 +0000

I find it puzzling that this was given the same score as the last one I read (the one mentioning Paris Hilton and other starlets) when it’s significantly more focused and coherent and has easier-to-read sentence structure.

Comment on 87596964.00 by Wilbur

Wilbur — Tue, 03 Oct 2006 18:27:26 +0000

F: answer mentions nothing of success.

Comment on 87645129.00 by Wilbur

Wilbur — Tue, 03 Oct 2006 18:23:38 +0000

Wishy-washy.

Comment on 86793056.00 by Wilbur

Wilbur — Tue, 03 Oct 2006 18:22:06 +0000

Please read Cavafy’s Ithaca and reconsider your criticism.