Should Businesses Use Your SAT Scores?

1.Ben Opening Moment

2.  Blog Activity: Read the article How Businesses Use Your SATs.  Read the article given and then respond to THREE of the questions on your blog.  Visit TWO of your peers and respond to their answers.

• — Do you think SAT scores could be a good indicator of future career success? Why or why not?
• — If you were on a hiring committee at a workplace, would you consider SAT scores as part of an applicant’s materials?
• — If so, how much emphasis would you put on the scores?
• — Should there be an expiration date on the scores’ being considered as part of
• a prospective employee’s application? If so, what should it be?
• — What if a job applicant did not take the SAT? Do you think some employers would penalize that person? How should this situation best be handled, in your opinion?

3. Story time!