“Testing of students in the United States is now [approximately] 150 years old” (Alcocer, Paulina. "History of Standardized Testing in the United States."). Rigorous testing has become engrained into the American educational system. I disagree with the countless challenging tests subjected upon the modern student because exams such as the SAT, ACT, Iowa Basics, PSAT/NMSQT are weighted too heavily, are not accurate or full representations of a student, and correlative studies have displayed that families with lower income yield children with lower test scores creating an uneven testing terrain in the United States. Standardized tests have become not only greater influences on a child’s future but also more common in a student’s life. According
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While standardized tests such as the ACT and SAT can display excellence in areas such math, science, and the English language, they do not have the ability to exhibit “non-traditional areas of intelligence” and leave “students gifted in the dramatic arts, art media [and] other different academic areas” unable to showcase their special talents (Webb, Candace. "Pro & Cons of the SAT Test"). A student may also do incredibly well in a school setting but falter when it comes time to take tests. Due to the extreme priority of these test scores, colleges, universities and other academic programs which regard these test scores so highly may fail to admit exceedingly capable students due to the emphasis on certain subjects and neglect to …show more content…
"The ACT: Biased, Inaccurate, and Misused"). Throughout America, there is such a broad range of performing schools and students. The construction of these exams are supposed to be standardized to the average knowledge of a junior or senior in high school, but, it is seemingly impossible to find a fair average when there are incredibly adept high schools with excelling students and incredibly low-performing schools, such as Robeson High School in Chicago Illinois “with just 2% proficient in reading and 5% in math” ("The 10 Poorest High Schools in the U.S."). Due to the fact that not all students have readily available study resources, such as ACT study sessions or prep books, there is a disproportionate playing field established between failing and excelling schools and families who can and cannot afford better
While standardized tests such as the ACT and SAT can display excellence in areas such math, science, and the English language, they do not have the ability to exhibit “non-traditional areas of intelligence” and leave “students gifted in the dramatic arts, art media [and] other different academic areas” unable to showcase their special talents (Webb, Candace. "Pro & Cons of the SAT Test"). A student may also do incredibly well in a school setting but falter when it comes time to take tests. Due to the extreme priority of these test scores, colleges, universities and other academic programs which regard these test scores so highly may fail to admit exceedingly capable students due to the emphasis on certain subjects and neglect to …show more content…
"The ACT: Biased, Inaccurate, and Misused"). Throughout America, there is such a broad range of performing schools and students. The construction of these exams are supposed to be standardized to the average knowledge of a junior or senior in high school, but, it is seemingly impossible to find a fair average when there are incredibly adept high schools with excelling students and incredibly low-performing schools, such as Robeson High School in Chicago Illinois “with just 2% proficient in reading and 5% in math” ("The 10 Poorest High Schools in the U.S."). Due to the fact that not all students have readily available study resources, such as ACT study sessions or prep books, there is a disproportionate playing field established between failing and excelling schools and families who can and cannot afford better