I personally enjoyed “Proficiency” by Shannon Nichols due to the fact that it exposes how inaccurate standardized tests can be. Unfortunately, these kinds of tests are very common and frequent in schools all over the united states, despite teacher’s and student’s disapproval of them. I’ve realized that the viewpoint is always the same; standardized tests are unreliable and should not be required. Instead of helping, they can affect students, or even teachers, negatively just like in Shannon’s case. It made her doubt her own strengths despite constantly receiving positive feedback from people she met on a day-to-day basis.
I, like thousands of other students, can personally relate to how Shannon felt when she failed her writing test twice.
I, like thousands of other students, can personally relate to how Shannon felt when she failed her writing test twice.