I read that they've added pop culture questions to the test. There was a ton of complains that there were reality TV show questions. I think it's BS that they were on there at all. What are your thoughts?
Current pop culture was pretty much ignored in my High School, though I didn't exactly go to a normal high school to begin with.
Did you go to an all girls school Bosom Buddies style?
hell those don't belong eitherI want to disagree, but is it truly any different from having ancient literature questions on there?
They're both 'art' according to someone's definition.
Is there an example of these questions? Pop culture could be a good way to get kids into other educational areas, but I don't see the educational value of simply asking who 'the situation' slept with first.
http://thechoice.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/16/reality/
it's giving opinions on the nature of the work, much like it would be if the question was about the influences of noir films. you don't have to have specific knowledge of any specific program and you get a general explanation of what reality television is in order to answer the question
As part of the prompt, students were asked: “How authentic can these shows be when producers design challenges for the participants and then editors alter filmed scenes?’’
I read this:
No educational value whatsoever.
...i dont remember any reality tv classes in college either. so what is that preparing them for exactly?