Walt Disney once said, “Our greatest natural resource is the minds of our children.” If that is so, why are schools standardizing different aspects of the education. Over the years, many school districts have opted into Common Core, standardized tests, and many other issues. While there are some positives to schools starting to standardize education, there are still many more negatives to it. Standardized testing has been in the United States’ education curriculum since the mid- 1800s (procon.org, 2016). So, standardized testing in not anything new. Even though the premises of the tests have been around for almost a couple hundred of years, the tests are not perfect and still cause many issues in the education system. One of these issues
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This is because students are held to higher standards on these tests. The students are also being taught more in order to be successful on standardized tests and the students are getting used to tests being tough. It is not up to the students whether they take the tests or not, so if the parents, administration, and teachers approve of the tests, then those people probably have the students’ interests in mind while forcing them to take the standardized tests. The multiple-choice format of the standardized tests also provide accurate information that can help improve schools. According to procon.org, “Today’s multiple choice tests now require considerable thought, even notes and calculations, before choosing a bubble” (procon.org, 2016). This proves that in most cases, a student will have to think a lot if they want to get the correct answer and not just randomly fill in the bubbles. As mentioned above, China well prepares students for standardized tests. Because of this, they lead the world in educational achievement (procon.org, 2016). This can mean that standardized testing is good for students and the preparation for the tests can mean better standardized test results and overall academic achievement in the classroom. In short, the tests are approved by many adults and more preparation for standardized tests could lead to the United States to being ranked higher up against other countries when it comes to
This is because students are held to higher standards on these tests. The students are also being taught more in order to be successful on standardized tests and the students are getting used to tests being tough. It is not up to the students whether they take the tests or not, so if the parents, administration, and teachers approve of the tests, then those people probably have the students’ interests in mind while forcing them to take the standardized tests. The multiple-choice format of the standardized tests also provide accurate information that can help improve schools. According to procon.org, “Today’s multiple choice tests now require considerable thought, even notes and calculations, before choosing a bubble” (procon.org, 2016). This proves that in most cases, a student will have to think a lot if they want to get the correct answer and not just randomly fill in the bubbles. As mentioned above, China well prepares students for standardized tests. Because of this, they lead the world in educational achievement (procon.org, 2016). This can mean that standardized testing is good for students and the preparation for the tests can mean better standardized test results and overall academic achievement in the classroom. In short, the tests are approved by many adults and more preparation for standardized tests could lead to the United States to being ranked higher up against other countries when it comes to