Flaws Of Graduation Testing

The Flaws in Graduation Tests The life in school is a debatably tough one, and students juggle with so many tasks at once it’s incredible that they still have time to progress in their out-of-school life. So why have graduation exams to make it even harder? Tests to graduate high school shouldn’t be required to pass out of high school because it takes too much time away, they don’t motivate the students to do their best, they don’t teach the students the skills needed for college or their futures, and the cost is vast and a burden on parents, students, and districts. There are people, students, that work for a living and for their families. These same students have to somehow manage to “free” up some time to study and take a graduation test …show more content…
Most colleges require the basic understanding of English, math, and science, which are included the graduation exams. The problem with requiring those is that “Some students work their way around the more difficult classes by changing their schedule to classes that require little or no effort” (Gazette). When minors enter college they are unprepared and don't have the necessary knowledge and experience that the real world needs. The exams only review what they have learned throughout their school lives, and it doesn't teach anything about experience or the actual problems they’ll face. Because colleges need the basics of English, math, and science, students don't get the right study resources and they leave with basic understanding and nothing more unless they really did much while in high school. Let's be real here; How many students does anyone know that love to work diligently and overly hard in school? Not a lot, right? Its human nature to save energy. “For most of human evolution that didn't matter, because if people wanted to put dinner on the table, they had to work hard to be able to do so” (Post). Today, technology does most labor for humans, and we work both physically and mentally less. Even though some might say that the test to graduate could motivate students, they don't and they can get intimidated by the daunting task of long hours of studying and …show more content…
In Idaho, the testing fee is one hundred dollars for all five tests, but in other states it can be even higher. In Minnesota, the cost is one hundred seventy-one dollars per student per year. Even though it may seem like an insignificant amount, that, multiplied by all the minors taking it, becomes a tremendous burden on those, families, students, and the districts, who pay for most of the fees. With the test, the bill for the districts individually and combined is extremely expensive. Most of the cost presented with the exams is for the personalized study guides that are offered in some states. Like stated earlier; Most minors have jobs and other extra curricular activities that they need to care for, and on top of that, they are faced with homework. They can’t just “take time” out of their already crazy busy lives to study extensively and take an overall useless test to “qualify” for graduation. The test to graduate high school isn’t something that’s easy for parents, districts, or the students that have to take them. It’s a burden, really. Their time is sucked away by the studying these things need and their lives are practically wasted doing something that has no real meaning, Besides the fact that it “brings back” the things they’ve learned to understand basic college knowledge, it doesn’t provide anything truly beneficial to anyone but the government. For these reasons, I say no to