“Sometimes, the most brilliant and intelligent minds do not shine in standardized tests because they do not have standardized minds” says historian of education, Diane Ravitch. A standardized test is a test that is administered to third through eighth graders that measures the understanding of the state curriculum. From my point of view standardized testing does not effectively measure someone's comprehension of a subject, because of the likelihood of cheating, the amount of stress put on the students’ shoulders, and the overall inefficiency in the learning environment. First of all, standardized testing should be eliminated because is that students and teachers will do whatever it takes to get good scores. Educators may cheat because the consequences are harsh for not meeting standards. Schools that are federally funded get sanctions that are rated by stages. Stage one is that the school has to offer that students can attend a different school and provide transportation, stage five is either replacing all staff or being taken over by a private company. One can see why educators may feel that it is necessary to help students cheat on these tests. For example, in 2011 charter was revoked from six campuses because the principles had …show more content…
Kids can have anxiety and make them not do well on these tests. In the article “Common Core Standardized Tests Giving Kids Anxiety, Psychologists Say” it explains why standardized testing can have a bad effect on students health. “Some children cope rather well with evaluative situations. However, 30 percent of all children experience anxiety at such severe levels that they have difficulties functioning in their day-to-day lives.” One of my fellow classmates included that it stresses him and other students out because their parents and teachers have high expectations for their testing