Here we go, another May that kids are glued to their desks drawing in oval by oval. The windows have separated the kids from the beautiful environment. This sounds so boring! Students should not have to take standardized tests because they take too much time, they are overwhelming, and teachers stress the children way too much! First of all, according to Newsela, each student spends at least 20 to 25 hours on tests each year. Parents, that is like your child getting up at twelve o’clock in the morning on a Monday and working on tests until it is twelve o’clock in the morning on Tuesday! Mind-blowing isn’t it? On top of that, Newsela says,” Between preschool and 12th grade, students took about 112 exams…” Teachers argue and say that
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Many students don’t think they did well on the first test because they were worried about all of the other millions of tests they have to complete that week. According to research students do not do as well on the first test because of one reason: they are overwhelmed. The teachers say “The test isn’t counted as a grade.” but maybe there is a child in the room that is going through a time in their life where they are saying “WHY?” , maybe their parents are getting a divorce or their great grammy that was ninety-five just passed. They do not like what is happening, but on top of that they have to take a gigantic test that doesn’t even count toward their grade!!!! Overall, too much stress is put on the children. Teacher are so worried about the scores because it effects their job and opportunities. Plus, there is always that teacher that rushes through review, so when he turns around he is swallowed by faces that say “WHAT”. We all know that teachers want pupils to get a good score, but stress causes disease and cancer. Finally, students should not take standardized tests. They are time-absorbers, they make us faint from overwhelment, and lastly, the teachers put a lot of stress on our backs. So, yeah, standardized tests are very
Many students don’t think they did well on the first test because they were worried about all of the other millions of tests they have to complete that week. According to research students do not do as well on the first test because of one reason: they are overwhelmed. The teachers say “The test isn’t counted as a grade.” but maybe there is a child in the room that is going through a time in their life where they are saying “WHY?” , maybe their parents are getting a divorce or their great grammy that was ninety-five just passed. They do not like what is happening, but on top of that they have to take a gigantic test that doesn’t even count toward their grade!!!! Overall, too much stress is put on the children. Teacher are so worried about the scores because it effects their job and opportunities. Plus, there is always that teacher that rushes through review, so when he turns around he is swallowed by faces that say “WHAT”. We all know that teachers want pupils to get a good score, but stress causes disease and cancer. Finally, students should not take standardized tests. They are time-absorbers, they make us faint from overwhelment, and lastly, the teachers put a lot of stress on our backs. So, yeah, standardized tests are very