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Standard: the ideal in terms of which something can be judged.
Lets get to the point: standardized testing does more harm than good. Kids these days don’t learn material, but rather the loop holes and shortcuts to get a decent grade on a test administered by the state (and a few lucky ones happen to excel).
Shouldn’t our educational system support the education of our youth, rather than setting a generalized benchmark by which we judge education? If anything, standardized testing is a barometer for the government’s progress, rather than barometer for a child’s progress. Lets face it, we all learn in different ways and at different rates. Programs should recognize and support diversity in learning, rather than standardizing the process.
This is something that is very important to me, and as a student and an advocate of effective learning, I hope to educate through my personal experiences and concrete research.
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Pingback by (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) — Independant international news October 2, 2007 @ 7:57 amI agree, especially with the comment about how kids learn today. Those tests are pretty riduculous and that age i really don’t see how they do anything, but harm. Now we have to figure out how to motivate kids to excell.
Comment by Andrew October 2, 2007 @ 6:57 pmOne thing comes to mind….I LOVE IT!! I think that this is an amazing topic. I mean i can recall being younger andnever understanding how in any way I would benefit from a standardized test. In no way do children benefit, except by learning from the GOVERNMENT THEMSELVES …that we are to take shortcuts in life in order to succeed to the fullest. HAHA…what a joke. ANd..on the topic of applying to colleges for example…id like to hear an explanation how a number a student recieves on a test is suppose to represent a well rounded, good student who is a match for their university…this entire issue of standardized testing astonishes me…to be honest it is all a way to create more jobs and for the gov. to turn a buck.
Comment by Dave Schwartz October 2, 2007 @ 6:58 pm