Standardized tests were created to do that. They were designed to create an even playing field for all students around the country. As it turns out, all of the students around the country are different. They come from different homes of different cultures, socioeconomic statuses, and they are not all in the same setting. There are students in urban settings who think differently than students in rural settings. So now there are problems with the dreamlike standardized test. For something that was designed to be equal, it has overlooked many large factors that create inequality. How do you fix this? Is there a way other than standardized testing that can assess the progress and intelligence of students around the country? These questions are where the education field needs to start. In order to fix the problem we must go back to the roots, and the roots are the people being
Standardized tests were created to do that. They were designed to create an even playing field for all students around the country. As it turns out, all of the students around the country are different. They come from different homes of different cultures, socioeconomic statuses, and they are not all in the same setting. There are students in urban settings who think differently than students in rural settings. So now there are problems with the dreamlike standardized test. For something that was designed to be equal, it has overlooked many large factors that create inequality. How do you fix this? Is there a way other than standardized testing that can assess the progress and intelligence of students around the country? These questions are where the education field needs to start. In order to fix the problem we must go back to the roots, and the roots are the people being