I had the exact same thought about bifocals, which is why my glasses (the ones I wear on the odd occasion I don't have my Mary Sue violet contacts in) are *not* bifocals or progressives, despite being encouraged to get them by my eye doctor. I mean, reading...yes. But my reading is straight ahead (mostly).
And s for the writing test, yes...our school, for the past five years or so, has required all students to pass a two-part writing proficiency exam (part 'a' being a formal essay), to be taken when the student has between 45 and 60 credits. Some students - most notably transfer students - fall through the information crack and take the test later, and some students (especially second-language students) are allowed to defer the test for a time, but there are *three* chances to pass (actually four, given the almost pro forma appeal structure), and there are *still* graduating seniors who can't write well enough to pass this kind of test.
Seeing as how this test is a graduation requirement, it's quite possible for a student to have been blithely passed from course to course for four (or five) years and never actually be awarded with a degree.
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And s for the writing test, yes...our school, for the past five years or so, has required all students to pass a two-part writing proficiency exam (part 'a' being a formal essay), to be taken when the student has between 45 and 60 credits. Some students - most notably transfer students - fall through the information crack and take the test later, and some students (especially second-language students) are allowed to defer the test for a time, but there are *three* chances to pass (actually four, given the almost pro forma appeal structure), and there are *still* graduating seniors who can't write well enough to pass this kind of test.
Seeing as how this test is a graduation requirement, it's quite possible for a student to have been blithely passed from course to course for four (or five) years and never actually be awarded with a degree.