As anti-testing activists say, “The resulting pressure [of standardized tests] is distorting education” as they “point to third-graders being coached on handling test anxiety” (Layton). Exit exams became a requirement for High school students to graduate back in the late 1970’s to prove that students have the knowledge needed for jobs in the future.(Standardized High School Exit Exams) Schools should eliminate standardized testing because it causes stress, it is flawed, and wastes schools money
student’s by their ability to receive a grade or take a test, they will not be recording what they can actually do. According to the New Oxford American Dictionary the definition of success is accomplishment of an aim or purpose. Letter grading and standardized test should not be the way to prove that, but the standard-based grading systems should be. The academic grading system that inquires letter grades should not
“Why Poor School Can’t Win at Standardized Testing” Standardized tests were implemented in all fifty states in 2001 in accordance with the No Child Left Behind program instituted by George W. Bush. This was originally designed in order to ensure that all schools were meeting standards of excellence and educating children that would be able to thrive in an increasingly competitive global market. However, there were a lot of flaws that came with this program. One of the main issues
taking process. NCLB also stipulates that parents have the ability to choose another school if the educational components don’t fit the needs of the student. But who makes that decision? The educators at the school districts make the decisions through testing. Basically, you need a lawyer to get involved to make any significant changes and most people cannot afford that. So I was left with limited educational options to help me improve my education unless my parents could afford private school and unlimited
My dream is to change the future through the next generation and to create an outstanding learning environment for hundreds of children, here is why. I was always the kid that sat their stuffed animals and younger cousins in front of a white board and pretended to teach them something. I never really thought about becoming a teacher, it was something fun for me to do and play around with. In my high school, it is required in to have ten hours of community service every month, so I went to where I