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“Anyone can confirm how little the grading that results from examinations corresponds to the final useful work of people in life.” Jean Piaget
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: ACT, advanced placement, education, SAT's, schools, standardized testing, students
I can’t seem to understand how one test is supposed to determine our futures. And in my case, it certainly has. I took the SAT five years ago, and since then, it has essentially determined the school I now attend, and inadvertently, where I live, who I am friends with, and what I am pursuing.
Besides the fact that I am rather happy where I am in my life, from a big picture perspective, it is incredibly frustrating to know that I took a test created not out of my best interest but rather the university’s. Shouldn’t there be a way around letting someone else determine how my intelligence is measured?
I clearly sound bitter, and lets face it. I kinda am. I’m pissed that two hours of my life have in effect determined my future. I want to determine my future and this option should be given to students today.
