Imagine going into the test early in the morning, hands are sweaty, knees weak, mind is everywhere and thinking that passing this test is never going to happen. Standardized tests have been a big part of comparing students in America over the past couple of years. Although, standardized tests are not as successful as they are thought to be, we need to look more in depth at the negative consequences of standardized tests. American students in public schools should not have to pass standardized tests in order to graduate because it gives students anxiety; they are not an accurate measurement of intelligence, and also cause teachers to “teach to the test”. First, standardized tests give American students anxiety. Having anxiety is a really
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According to Pennsylvania Department of Education Subject Area, teachers are to use specific methods to teach students to prepare for these tests (“View Standards Subject Area”). One of the teaching methods they teach students is to read and understand, and be able to respond to the text with certain information (“View Standards Subject Area”). They are also taught to make connections back from what they read, and to be able to take certain information from the text and use it to answer questions in order to focus in-between texts and focus on text evidence (“View Standards Subject Area”). As teachers teach specifically to prepare students for standardized tests, it makes students focus more on the test and not on other activities. It is important for students not to get distracted while trying to focus on these tests; they are very essential and could determine whether a student graduates or not. Although these tests are important, if a student focuses more on studying for the test, the more work the teachers give the students the easier they will get stressed out. If a student is all worked up for studying for one test and not focusing on other classes, it may cause them to do poorly in other classes. Overall, standardized tests encourage teachers to help students prepare for standardized tests and they should not be a graduation
According to Pennsylvania Department of Education Subject Area, teachers are to use specific methods to teach students to prepare for these tests (“View Standards Subject Area”). One of the teaching methods they teach students is to read and understand, and be able to respond to the text with certain information (“View Standards Subject Area”). They are also taught to make connections back from what they read, and to be able to take certain information from the text and use it to answer questions in order to focus in-between texts and focus on text evidence (“View Standards Subject Area”). As teachers teach specifically to prepare students for standardized tests, it makes students focus more on the test and not on other activities. It is important for students not to get distracted while trying to focus on these tests; they are very essential and could determine whether a student graduates or not. Although these tests are important, if a student focuses more on studying for the test, the more work the teachers give the students the easier they will get stressed out. If a student is all worked up for studying for one test and not focusing on other classes, it may cause them to do poorly in other classes. Overall, standardized tests encourage teachers to help students prepare for standardized tests and they should not be a graduation