The Pros And Cons Of Standardized Testing In Schools

Register to read the introduction… If a teacher does not wish to be reprimanded, his or her students will all have to do well on the tests. In order to be sure that this happens, teachers will teach to the tests. They will focus not on creative writing, but rather on the type of writing that the test scorers will want to see. Instead of taking field trips, students will be practicing analogies and test taking skills. Literature will not be read intensively, but will instead be skimmed for the main points in order to answer the critical reading questions. If the goal of school is truly education, standardized tests are not the correct tools to be using. If, instead, we want our children learning how to take tests, which is not a valuable skill outside of school, all states should require annual testing and exit …show more content…
The chairman of their commission, W. James Popham, has said that testing will harm students, because their teachers will neglect to teach them anything which won’t be on the test, even if it will have some value in real life situations. As it stands today, the standardized testing system is not helping children learn, according to the NEA. If the union which represents teachers, the people responsible for the education of America’s children, feels standardized testing is wrong, why should we not believe