“The number of standardized tests U.S. public school students take has exploded in the past decade. . .” The reason for that is to test a school’s competency as a whole through test scores. Test scores are not a good indicator of school competency because it isn’t an accurate representation of the school as a whole.
First of all, some students are not on the same level as everybody else in the class they’re put in. For example, students might miss a lot of class due to family troubles. There are also refugee/ESL students who are put in a class with others their age, despite whether they are on the same level or not, education-wise. “Many students don't speak English or they have family to take care of because their parents are out working.” Some students also have learning disabilities that disallow them to learn as fast as most others. Everybody has different circumstances, so they can’t all always be on the same level, education-wise.
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Some students can be artistically gifted, but suck when it comes to academics. Same vice-versa, there might be students who do really well academically, but awful in the arts, but they wouldn’t have to worry because the two, academics and arts, are separated, and academics is taught to be so much more important than art. “The arts often are sidelined these days in an educational landscape of soaring expenses and standardized exams.” Teachers stress all these tests so much, and it makes students who don’t perform well, despite the fact that they might know the material, feel dumb compared to some of their other classmates, when that isn’t always the case. Some of these students excel in many other things that schools disregard because it isn’t something to be regarded as “academic”. The school’s test score doesn’t represent school’s competency accurately as a whole--it’s more accurate representing students individually,
First of all, some students are not on the same level as everybody else in the class they’re put in. For example, students might miss a lot of class due to family troubles. There are also refugee/ESL students who are put in a class with others their age, despite whether they are on the same level or not, education-wise. “Many students don't speak English or they have family to take care of because their parents are out working.” Some students also have learning disabilities that disallow them to learn as fast as most others. Everybody has different circumstances, so they can’t all always be on the same level, education-wise.
Not to mention many people are poor …show more content…
Some students can be artistically gifted, but suck when it comes to academics. Same vice-versa, there might be students who do really well academically, but awful in the arts, but they wouldn’t have to worry because the two, academics and arts, are separated, and academics is taught to be so much more important than art. “The arts often are sidelined these days in an educational landscape of soaring expenses and standardized exams.” Teachers stress all these tests so much, and it makes students who don’t perform well, despite the fact that they might know the material, feel dumb compared to some of their other classmates, when that isn’t always the case. Some of these students excel in many other things that schools disregard because it isn’t something to be regarded as “academic”. The school’s test score doesn’t represent school’s competency accurately as a whole--it’s more accurate representing students individually,