I’ve saved page D1 of the December 7, 2005 Wall Street Journal for two reasons. The professional reason was the review of mobile web sites, which includes on the D4 jump a reference and “pseudo-screenshot” of CNET Mobile (http://m.cnet.com/). The personal reason was more important.
In an article “Many Colleges Ignore New SAT Writing Test,” documenting the acceptance (and lack thereof) by admissions departments of the new essay portion of the SAT, this howler leads off the fourth paragraph.
But some admissions officers say the essay’s predictive value hasn’t been established, that it tests a narrow skill–writing quickly–that isn’t core to a college education.
I tend to believe that writing quickly was the sine qua non of a college education. It may be a narrow skill, but so is breathing! 🙂