Standardized Test

Every individual learns differently, processing information uniquely and possessing different strengths and interests. Though this is the case, the modern education systems attempt to regulate and conform youth from such a young age, resulting in the suppression of the creative minds because there are no regulations for “thinking outside the box”. Standardized tests are shoved down students’ throats, and a simple number as a result from their answers on a multiple choice screen deems how intelligent they are. The school systems need to take action to nourish and develop their pupils’ individual interests and strengths instead of deem them inadequate or “below average” because they can not meet or exceed all the standards forced upon them. For …show more content…
I used to be naive, never really understanding why others were the way that they were. I used to retain focus on my life and petty drama and problems than what was occurring in the world around me, I was simply juvenile. It seemed all of a sudden, that naivety disappeared all at once. I experienced verbal abuse behind closed doors, and sometimes even objects thrown at me. It broken me down like nothing I’d ever experienced. It was these abusive actions and words that drove me to recognize that someone else’s pain should never be inflicted upon the innocents that surround them, but instead used to drive empathy and forgiveness for …show more content…
When my abuse started, it began with a few hurtful words, the escalated to screaming and constant malicious remarks, and eventually became objects being hurled in my direction. It went deeper than that though, I was tracked on my phone and not allowed to leave the house, it even escalated to where I was driven out to the middle of nowhere and it was attempted to force me out of the car and leave me there alone in the dark. I suffered from low self esteem, my grades dropped, and a delved into a severe state of depression. I was isolated and felt trapped. Finally, I moved to Salem away from all the emotional abuse and hurt. For a long time I was depressed and self destructive, and it took me a while to realize that I was taking my pain and letting it hurt my family that had so graciously taken me in. I was, in a sense, continuing the cycle of hurt that had been inflicted upon me. Coming to this realization that holding onto the negativity would only hurt myself and others more, and that even though what had happened would always be a painful memory, it didn’t mean I couldn’t forgive and become a better person. I used my heartbreak and agony to understand what others are going through, and do my best to help them through it. I know what it’s like to have no one, so since then I have always attempted