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Hi, I took the test today. Within the 30-minute time limit, I was able to write very little. I did have many other ideas in my mind but the time was insufficient (and as a result, I could not compose a great essay). I would want someone to assign a grade/number to this essay (preferably on a scale of 0-6, inclusive) and provide tips on how to improve pace and get the right ideas. Thank you :) Prompt: A nation should require all of its students to study the same national curriculum until they enter college. My essay:- While it may be reasonable to believe that a same national curriculum at school level is beneficial, it is not quite true. Considering the fact that there are students with relatively different backgrounds and levels of exposure, a generic curriculum may not prove useful. This is because the subjects which may be thought to be appropriate for an average student may not cater the needs of all students. Also, there may be students who are more interested in pursuing arts than say, science and learning the prescribed material may not help them in achieving their goals. In fact, their interest may be curbed due to the intrinsic pressure created by school teachers or parents who want them to focus on getting better grades. Students may succumb to the pressure and give up their goals, altogether. Not only that, having a rigid curriculum with stringent rules may make teaching less effective. Teachers would have to count each minute of their class and think how they are going to convey the topics within a few classes. They would have to teach what is there in the syllabus and may not be free to teach what is out of the syllabus. They will have to restrict what they are going to discuss with the students. Students will end up learning only what their teachers teach and learn only what they have to learn, without exploring their interests. A rigid curriculum as stated previously, may put students into a lot of pressure and may force them to get good grades, by hook or crook. This may hamper their creativity. For instance, schools in South Korea are performance-oriented: students work for more than sixteen hours and in addition to that, their parents send them to private tutors. Long hours of study coupled with pressure from students and parents makes them stressed out, as reports suggest. On the contrary, long hours of study has led them to score high on standardized international tests such as PISA. Good grades are necessary but we can imagine how this curriculum can rob them of their childhood. In conclusion, a national curriculum can be problematic to the extent that children may be made to study what they are least interested in and teachers may have to watch over their time to see what they are teaching.

Hellooo everyone I am giving my GRE on 12th Oct i have given powerprep test score Q 750-800 (20/20 in both sections) V 680-780 (16/20 in both sections) i want to know from everyone who have given GRE .. how accurate is powerprep?? i mean...based on this what can i expect from actual GRE?? waiting for quick response :) thanks in adv

The problems are from powerprep.....

Ok i'm sure this is super obvious but I've been reviewing for so long that my brain is refusing to cooperate: Which of the following is equal to 1/4(20^8)? A.) 5^6 B.) 5^8 C.) 20^2 D.) 4(20^7) E.) 5(20^7) ----> the correct answer [ATTACH=CONFIG]5930[/ATTACH] I know it's to do with factoring 20^8, right? But I can't remember the process. Help? Edit: Nevermind, it was really obvious! I haven't worked out how to delete posts, so in case anyone was wondering: 1/4(20^8) = 1/4 x (4 x 5)^8 = 1/4 x (4^8 x 5^8) = (4^8 x 5^8)/4 = 4^7 x 5^8 (dividing exponents w/ the same base means you subtract the powers, so 4^8/4 = 4^8 - 4^1 = 4^7) 4^7 x 5^8 = pull out common 4^7 and 5^7 = 5 x (4^7 x 5^7)= 5 x (20^7).

My gre is on 11th oct. i have the following CATs left, 2 Kaplan 2 Barron's (CD) 2 Princeton 2 ETS POWERPREP 4 GRE Tution CATs(dilip oak academy,pune India) In all , 12. In what order should i solve them? I'm gonna solve 1 for each day. Thanks in advance! :)

Anyone can explain me the two question shown in the pictures below: [ATTACH=CONFIG]5609[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]5610[/ATTACH]