Essay Just Part of Changes to the SAT
New SAT adds essay and other noteworthy changes.
It’s no mystery what sent a record flood of students to SAT test-prep courses this year: anxiety over the new, written portion of the college entrance exam. But while the essay has generated most of the buzz surrounding the debut of the new SAT on March 12, it’s only one of several changes.
“I’ve heard from some teachers that some of their students are asking, ‘Why are we not spending half the class on the essay?’” said Andy Lutz, vice president for program development at test-prep company Princeton Review.
The answer, Lutz said, is easy: The essay counts for only about one-third of the score of one of three sections.
Or, as well-prepared students could tell you, about one-ninth of the overall test. Students will tackle the essay first, for 25 minutes. But after that, they’ll still have three hours, 20 minutes to go and their scores could depend more on how they handle the other changes made by test-owner the College Board.
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Rethinking your luck
Book reveals that luck, chance, fate, fortune are opposite to Biblical teaching
St. Patricks Day is just around the corner and superstitions about luck have been a major part of this celebration for centurieswill you choose to wear green? Shamrocks, charms, and a host of other luck symbols are beginning to pop-up in Wal-Marts and retail outlets across America. In his new book, No Such Thing As Luck A Biblical Perspective ($21.95) Charlie P. Johnston locks horns with traditional beliefs about luck and systematically dismantles the foundation upon which the concept has rested for generations. Johnston exposes the ancient deception of fate, destiny, fortune, and chance all elements of the traditional words used in defining luck. Drawing upon a biblical foundation for his enlightening insights into the idolatrous nature and wayward meaning of a luck factor, a condition that simply does not exit, he explains in detail the origin and development of lucks meaning from antiquity up to the present day. His readers are alerted to the dangerous idolatrous nature of a belief in luck and are taught that luck is not a source of prosperity. The book prizes the value of separating truth from error and shows how to distinguish between the two. Im tired of hearing about the luck of the Irish. Im tired of hearing about luck altogether, Johnston says. His book is commended to the attention of those who lay blame for what goes wrong in their lives to bad luck, as well as attributing their successes to good luck.
Johnston spent three years researching and writing this 304-page book. His professional career includes the pastoral ministry, education, and numerous business activities. The book can be purchased on-line at http://www.JohnstonPublications.com or at http://www.Amazon.com. Mr. Johnston is available for interviews and limited personal appearances.
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