Standardized testing should be abolished. It supports close-minded thinking and an uncreative mindset. Standardized testing is also extremely expensive and time consuming. Finally, testing is not an effective or reliable way to evaluate students and teachers. Some may find testing helpful, but I, along with many others, find it cruel and inaccurate. Although standardized testing measures some amount of knowledge, it does not display other important qualities. For example, standardized testing doesn’t show a student’s motivation, enthusiasm, self-discipline, curiosity, honesty, or creativity. It also encourages a simple way of evaluating questions with only right wrong answers. Although, some tests include open-ended questions, most
