I must be getting old, because I can't remember ever having to write an on-demand essay during class. It seems like even when we had to write an essay as part of an exam, the teachers always gave us the question ahead of time. In fact, I remember being able to write the essay ahead of time, and then bringing it to class on the day of the exam.
I really like the idea of replicating an on-demand testing center in the school. I think that it is important not to "trick" students. By that, I mean, why not just tell students what is expected of them? Aren't teachers allowed to tell students what the SAT readers are going to be looking for in their essays? I love the idea of sharing the test standards with the students, and then having the students actually read and practice grading fifty to sixty of their peers' essays.
I know that it sounds like a lot of reading, but so what? I had a professor tell our class the other day that generations in America are becoming less and less literate. Part of that is due to our increasingly visual society and T.V., and the obsession with getting things faster. I love technology, but I think that students (including myself) need to practice reading more!
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