Essay On Standardization In Schools

A. In segment one, I touched upon the racism and segregation in schools across the country to this day. While the country put a legal end to segregation in schools with the Brown V. Board of Education trial in 1954 which lead to the Civil Rights Act of 1964, there is still an issue with segregation and racism in schools. Though it is illegal to segregate students based on race, it tends to be done because of “learning ability,” students are put with those they learn like which often means that if you grew up in the same area or school system, you are put in one spot while the students that are from another area are put in another spot. For example, when bringing together two schools, one which is predominately black while the other is predominately …show more content…
I believe that there is far too much standardization in schools today. Students are taking standardized test left and right, many times this takes away from classroom learning and exploring. Students are kept within the rigid boundaries of these tests, expected to do a certain way. But what happens to the students that have a debilitating anxiety when it comes to test taking? They will not do well therefore causing results that are not in their favor and will not correctly reflect what was taught. Instead of basing how well both teachers and students are doing on standardized tests, classwork and lessons should be looked at. Standardization is not all bad, that it is a decent way to measure some students and that there needs to be limits and procedures in a classroom. Students should be prepared for these tests, given the tools and knowledge to do well. But then again, standardized tests are not for everyone and a student may not do as well as their peer but it does not necessarily mean they are not smart or capable, standardized tests may not be their strong suit. But it is important that a teacher does his/her best to prepare students for this inevitable