“My daughter who is in third grade broke down crying as she attempted the third grade practice test” (Some Thoughts and Anecdotes on (High-stakes) Standardized Testing). Standardized testing affects everyone including the little ones who are just starting out to take these tests. Along with the tests providing stress, it also identifies which students excel and which students need help. The stress and the labeling involved with these tests is not even worth it because it does not prepare the student for the real-life situations. Standardized tests do not measure every part of education and therefore does not attain the unique aspects of a student. Even though some believe that standardized tests focus on the most vital skills in education, taking these tests will not prepare students for the real-life world situations, only measures a specific part of education, puts severe amount of pressure on the students taking the test, and also labels students on how well they perform in school.
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“Standardized tests occur in an artificial learning environment: they’re timed, one is not able to talk to surrounding students, to ask questions, use references or learning devices, or get up and move around. These standardized tests are not set up like a real-world situation but rather a prison experience (Be My Guest: 15 Reasons Why Standardized Tests Are Worthless). In the job world, not every single time are you asked to sit down and do the job for a specific period of time without asking any questions. The real world does not solely rely on the brains of an individual but rather how you are able to interact with others and ask questions. In all, standardized tests do not prepare students for the real life but instead just give them a lot of
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“Standardized tests occur in an artificial learning environment: they’re timed, one is not able to talk to surrounding students, to ask questions, use references or learning devices, or get up and move around. These standardized tests are not set up like a real-world situation but rather a prison experience (Be My Guest: 15 Reasons Why Standardized Tests Are Worthless). In the job world, not every single time are you asked to sit down and do the job for a specific period of time without asking any questions. The real world does not solely rely on the brains of an individual but rather how you are able to interact with others and ask questions. In all, standardized tests do not prepare students for the real life but instead just give them a lot of