<p>I really wonder about the uniformity of testing at schools in terms of training the test administrators get and room selection. </p>
<p>My son had an English teacher who warned all the kids not to take their SATs at the local college as the rooms had no clocks and the desks were too small to have the test open with a calculator next to them. </p>
<p>Sure enough, one kid did end up going there and reported that he got real good at holding his calculator in his hand to do his work and not only was there no clock, he forgot his watch so had little idea of how time passed except when the proctor wrote the time change on the board.</p>
<p>I emailed the college board to complain for the kid and never heard anything back. As far as I know, nothing has changed.</p>