Has there ever been a moment of concern about the number of standardized tests taken by students, per year, from pre-kindergarten all the way to the 12th grade? This, of course, is not including the many exams and quizzes are given by teachers in public schools, and professors in colleges and universities. The Average student takes approximately 8 Standardized tests per year, but this doesn’t include the tests given by the teachers and faculty members (Strauss 2015). . Do students and teachers ever wonder why so many distinct standardized tests are used so often? Of course not because it is rare that anyone ever described the complexity of various tests to those affected by them. Tests can be used for various reasons such as class ranking,
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However, the expectation of a good score can become too much to bear for someone who is already so overbooked with school work. When I was in the 5th grade my teacher told me and the rest of my class that if we failed to provide an excellent score for the NMSBA this year, we would be held back and forced to retake the 5th-grade over and over again until we passed with flying colors. Now given the fact I was approximately 10, I overexaggerated my response, but all in all, it did terrify me and every one of my classmates that they might not be able to pass. Ravotch (2016), in her article states, the scores are returned months after the test, when a student has entered a new grade, which means it would be nearly impossible, and completely useless to move a student back. Had I known this 6 years ago it would’ve changed my perspective so much because not only did my teacher lie to me, but the entire school decided to implement this threatening tactic. After realizing this there should be a law that punishes school and teachers for threatening minors, sadly there isn’t. This proves that scores are not only completely meaningless to our education, but that scores are used to determine a teachers teaching capability and have no effect on a students education, but as students, we are shaped to believe that a bad test score means a bad …show more content…
Common sense seems to dictate that standardized tests can help a student choose a career path, on the other hand since only a few subjects are tested it becomes evident that not all possible professions can be tested. Since there's a possibility that the students desired career isn’t qualified under math, science, and reading that the student will choose a career that doesn’t interest them, which can later lead to poor job quality, lack of confidence, hatred, and a poor life. However, some professions do fall into these categories and those students should strive to achieve good Standardized test scores because it can help them achieve good jobs that they will love. Though I concede that some students should strive for good scores for there desired profession, I continue to insist that if Former President Barack Obama wants no child left behind then he should’ve implemented different tests that account for all types of professions. In relation to this many supporters believe that tests improve student achievement, on the other hand, people believe that the massive amount of tests have corrupted the education system, and will continue to do so, unless like Robinson (2013) says, we manage to
However, the expectation of a good score can become too much to bear for someone who is already so overbooked with school work. When I was in the 5th grade my teacher told me and the rest of my class that if we failed to provide an excellent score for the NMSBA this year, we would be held back and forced to retake the 5th-grade over and over again until we passed with flying colors. Now given the fact I was approximately 10, I overexaggerated my response, but all in all, it did terrify me and every one of my classmates that they might not be able to pass. Ravotch (2016), in her article states, the scores are returned months after the test, when a student has entered a new grade, which means it would be nearly impossible, and completely useless to move a student back. Had I known this 6 years ago it would’ve changed my perspective so much because not only did my teacher lie to me, but the entire school decided to implement this threatening tactic. After realizing this there should be a law that punishes school and teachers for threatening minors, sadly there isn’t. This proves that scores are not only completely meaningless to our education, but that scores are used to determine a teachers teaching capability and have no effect on a students education, but as students, we are shaped to believe that a bad test score means a bad …show more content…
Common sense seems to dictate that standardized tests can help a student choose a career path, on the other hand since only a few subjects are tested it becomes evident that not all possible professions can be tested. Since there's a possibility that the students desired career isn’t qualified under math, science, and reading that the student will choose a career that doesn’t interest them, which can later lead to poor job quality, lack of confidence, hatred, and a poor life. However, some professions do fall into these categories and those students should strive to achieve good Standardized test scores because it can help them achieve good jobs that they will love. Though I concede that some students should strive for good scores for there desired profession, I continue to insist that if Former President Barack Obama wants no child left behind then he should’ve implemented different tests that account for all types of professions. In relation to this many supporters believe that tests improve student achievement, on the other hand, people believe that the massive amount of tests have corrupted the education system, and will continue to do so, unless like Robinson (2013) says, we manage to