NPR: McCainalogy

McCainalogy

--Gary Dauphin

On today's show, Madeleine spoke to Philip Ballinger, Director of Admissions at the University of Washington, about whether or not the SAT test is an effective predictor of future performance. Afterwards, she and Alex reached back to their own test-prepping days (way back in one case) to toss a few SAT-style analogies back forth. For example:

Madeleine: Mortgage-backed securities are to banking as the Chicago Cubs are to...?

Alex: Baseball?

You get the idea. As a test of our audience's mental acuity, we wanted to get your suggestions on how to best finish this current events analogy:

MAVERICK is to CHANGE as what is to...?

We'll share your best suggestions on air.

Tags: McCain | SAT tests | analogies | call outs | education

11:47 AM ET | 10- 9-2008 | permalink

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