Breaking The Standard

I suppose I should elaborate on my last post.

Standardized testing is detrimental to a child’s self esteem. Some, who are deemed “advanced” may become narcissistic later in life, since at an early age, they have been told they are simply smarter than their peers. But perhaps, their learning styles just simply fit that of the teaching styles of many of our schools, which today, teach to a test anyway. Others, deemed average, or below average often times may develop esteem issues. Bottom line: children are impressionable. We must not forget that.

Now, you may be asking yourself, where’s the research? And although, I have no scientific data to back up this hypothesis, I do have personal experience. Myself, my brother and many of my peers can attest to the fact that standardized testing had a negative effect on our self esteem. More on this later.