Kayla Marlatt
English III Hour 5
Ms Maggert
18 December 2016
Standardized Testing: is it Really Worth it?
Students hate tests, it is a concept understood by a majority of American children ranging from seven to seventeen. Students are dropping out of school because they are not learning anything from their teachers. Teachers focus schooling on students getting the right answer, rather than teaching how to work problems correctly. States should lessen the amount of standardized testing because it causes stress on students in high school, creates test anxiety, and puts more pressure on students to get the right answers rather than knowing how to do the work correctly. Tests create unnecessary stress on students and teachers a like. They already have to deal with pounds and pounds of homework. In the article “Pros and Cons of Standardized Testing”, the author states “Standardized testing can create a lot of stress on both educators and students” (Pros Cons). Testing students constantly can lead to them dropping out of high school. When students get stressed, there are many different ways …show more content…
Humans are prone to the lovely adventures of emotional rollercoasters, and they are more likely to experience these “life crises” when they are in their teen years because they are experiencing changes in their hormones. Anxiety is one of these lovely treasures. Columbia University states, “Many students also develop test anxiety which hinders performance,” (Pros and Cons). If students are preoccupied with dealing with their anxiety, they have no motivation to study for their test, or do their best on the test that they have to take. Every parent tells their child to be the best that they can be, but they are struggling to handle their anxiety. That causes them to ultimately fail and disappoint their parents, creating even more stress. Standardized tests unintentionally forces anxiety upon
English III Hour 5
Ms Maggert
18 December 2016
Standardized Testing: is it Really Worth it?
Students hate tests, it is a concept understood by a majority of American children ranging from seven to seventeen. Students are dropping out of school because they are not learning anything from their teachers. Teachers focus schooling on students getting the right answer, rather than teaching how to work problems correctly. States should lessen the amount of standardized testing because it causes stress on students in high school, creates test anxiety, and puts more pressure on students to get the right answers rather than knowing how to do the work correctly. Tests create unnecessary stress on students and teachers a like. They already have to deal with pounds and pounds of homework. In the article “Pros and Cons of Standardized Testing”, the author states “Standardized testing can create a lot of stress on both educators and students” (Pros Cons). Testing students constantly can lead to them dropping out of high school. When students get stressed, there are many different ways …show more content…
Humans are prone to the lovely adventures of emotional rollercoasters, and they are more likely to experience these “life crises” when they are in their teen years because they are experiencing changes in their hormones. Anxiety is one of these lovely treasures. Columbia University states, “Many students also develop test anxiety which hinders performance,” (Pros and Cons). If students are preoccupied with dealing with their anxiety, they have no motivation to study for their test, or do their best on the test that they have to take. Every parent tells their child to be the best that they can be, but they are struggling to handle their anxiety. That causes them to ultimately fail and disappoint their parents, creating even more stress. Standardized tests unintentionally forces anxiety upon