The pressure that school, no matter the level, puts on students is unhealthy. Students are stressed to the max trying to achieve certain goals set by society. Every student strives for a 4.0 GPA and a high score on standardized test, even though they go through great amounts of stress to feel they have reached those goals. While if you don 't reach those certain goals you will feel like you have failed and not truly been prepared for your future.
Evaluating students based on standardized testing is a very poor and inaccurate way to determine their intelligence. The emphasis that educational systems places on standardized test performance is ridiculous. There are many reason why standardized testing should be eliminated. Sure, it tests each …show more content…
That is not what should determine whether you are successful in your future or not. Sitting in a sixty minute class seven hours a day having to switch between classes is just not the ideal way of learning for everyone. There should be different options for those who don 't fit into the normal high school structure. The purpose of education is to provide ways for others to learn, therefor the educational system needs to figure out ways for everyone to have the chance to learn in a successful way. Most of the time if someone wants to learn and has the will to then they will learn what is taught. But what if it 's not what is being taught but how it is being presented to the students. The way teachers are teaching could be the problem, Ballantine states “The best teaching methods are always those that are chosen by the student, not the teacher. Many students prefer learning methods in which they can apply their knowledge practically. Students learn effectively through hands-on experience.” I believe that if there were more variety of classes students would be more
Evaluating students based on standardized testing is a very poor and inaccurate way to determine their intelligence. The emphasis that educational systems places on standardized test performance is ridiculous. There are many reason why standardized testing should be eliminated. Sure, it tests each …show more content…
That is not what should determine whether you are successful in your future or not. Sitting in a sixty minute class seven hours a day having to switch between classes is just not the ideal way of learning for everyone. There should be different options for those who don 't fit into the normal high school structure. The purpose of education is to provide ways for others to learn, therefor the educational system needs to figure out ways for everyone to have the chance to learn in a successful way. Most of the time if someone wants to learn and has the will to then they will learn what is taught. But what if it 's not what is being taught but how it is being presented to the students. The way teachers are teaching could be the problem, Ballantine states “The best teaching methods are always those that are chosen by the student, not the teacher. Many students prefer learning methods in which they can apply their knowledge practically. Students learn effectively through hands-on experience.” I believe that if there were more variety of classes students would be more