Okay, I get that English is important, we should all be well-rounded, and yadda, yadda, yadda. The SAT is a measure of a student's potential to do well in college. I got it. I do NOT understand the value of poetry or writing essay after essay on topics that have zero relevance in the real world. On the other hand, calculus, biology, physics, and chemistry are subjects make sense. We use them for space travel, economics, engineering, medicine, technology, etc. You see where I am going with this. However, Oedipus Rex has nothing to do with the modern world; the exceptions being incest, sex, and death, which are the only things that my AP English Literature class talks about. I am fed up with it. Okay, we all die, thanks for reminding me that one day I will expire. If I wanted to be well-rounded, I would have taken up a musical instrument, tried out for a sports team, or learned to draw. Or better yet, philosophize like Shakespeare, or some other goon who everyone seems to be fascinated with. What is the point of being well-rounded if I am only going to do ONE job for the rest of my life, i.e. mathematics. I already know how to communicate my thoughts and feelings, and I can write a decent paper, so what gives. What is the importance of writing with excellent diction anyway? People should just say what they mean. Sure, books and movies would be pretty boring, but I really only read science journals and magazines, and math textbooks. I would like for many people to answer this question, particularly those who feel differently about this issue. Thank You.
P.S. I am not sure why we have to take the SAT to get into college when years ago, there was no examination that determined admission. Universities still produced educated individuals without it, so what calls for it now?
P.S. I am not sure why we have to take the SAT to get into college when years ago, there was no examination that determined admission. Universities still produced educated individuals without it, so what calls for it now?