Since 2001 when the war began, there had been many casualties. According the article “U.S. military casualties and the costs of war” on Journalistsresource.org, during the Iraq War, 4,475 U.S. service members were killed and 32,220 were wounded; in Afghanistan, 2,165 have been killed and 18,230 wounded. As a result of battle injuries in the Iraq War, 991 service members received wounds that required amputations; 797 lost major limbs, such as a leg. In Afghanistan, 724 have had to undergo amputations, with 696 losing a major limb.
With the use satire, people have been made famous through this literary work. Many would laugh about the subject of standardized testing. What is the point? Through the use of parody and low comedy, The Simpsons satirizes the judging of standardized tests in the episode “Standardized Testing.” Although everyone in the world has disparate views on educational systems, we should see all aspects of it together.
On the highly esteemed network of HBO, comedian, John Oliver took to his Emmy-nominated show, Last Week Tonight; to discuss the controversial topic of standardized testing. Much like other subjects he discusses on shit late-night television show, the well-established comedian uses his skill of humor as an advantage in his ridiculing of standardized testing and America’s education system. He is able to expose the testing industry by adopting a very blunt and humorous tone in order to convey to his audience why theses exam producers need to find solutions to their controversy. His welcoming and enthusiastic approach helps him gain interest and build a relationship with his viewers. John Oliver’s abundant use of satire, visuals, and modern day references not only attribute to his credibility, but also help develop his argument that the United States’ testing statistics are below average, therefore the true test for the nation’s education system is “convincing everyone it works, or accepting it doesn’t work, and fixing it” (17:10-17:21).
Teach. Test. Repeat. This is the simplified modification of teaching being done in a high school now-a-days. “We are going to take a pop-quiz,” are words that most probably will not be spoken in a real-life job after college is over.
Standardized testing ugh. The absolute worst part of school. Testing is so dreadful because it’s time consuming, forget consuming it’s devouring, teachers and students don’t get the graded test back fast enough, and last but definitely not least students already have to study for classroom test weekly now you want to overload their brains! This why I am against standardize test. These test have a desire to devour classroom time and brain capacity.
standard curriculum. All teachers must abide by the common core curriculum as well as promote students to get high scores on standardized testing in order to receive more funding for school activities. Mr. Hwong, however, believes that standardized testing is an unfair test to students based on knowledge that is designed “teach for the test” rather than teach for undestanding. Just as it states in Armstrong’s article, 15 Reasons Why Standardized Tests are Worthless, Standardized tests do not provide any feedback on how students can perform better, it does not value creativity in students, and it favors those who have socio-economical advantages. Mr. Hwong believes that it limits what the teacher is allowed to teach and constricts the student’s
Jude Samman Miss Z. English 10, 3-4 February 10, 2016 Standardized Testing Many children and young adults enjoy learning. However, where is the joy in learning when they constantly have to stare down at a blank bubble sheet and answer questions.
More often than not, children who fail these tests can not afford necessary materials to be able to get a quality educations. Like Kohn said, “guess who can afford better test preparation” (Kohn 601), just like poor families, there are poorly funded schools that also can not afford to give the students the education they need. These are obstacles that are frequently looked over by college admission counselors. “ The more that poor children fill in worksheets (in an effort to raise their test scores) the further they fall behind affluent kids who are more likely to get lessons that help them understand ideas” (Kohn 601). Even if there is a good effort to get these students prepared for the tests, it results in being behind on their schoolwork.
Standardized testing is a way to determine the potential of the student and the academic achievement. The American students are ranked against others around the world, and the number that America is in is not encouraging. The tests are not fair, and their use is producing a narrow curriculum and this kind of tests only limits the chances of the nation to produce qualified professionals like innovators. Standardized testing does not help the American students because the tests do not give the true potential and the ability of the student. The tests are given to the students to determine how well they have prepared, but this does not portray the true potential of the students.
Many 1800s famous poets, writers, and composers did not have the opportunity to be part of the standardized testing movement; however, they have become successful and memorialized. Our world, especially our country, has focused so much on the standardized tests that they have forgotten the main point to take out of our educational system. They have persuaded college admissions that there’s an easy way to figure out if a student will be successful in their program. Our country has also made it seem that our teachers should focus more on teaching main concepts to prepare their students for tests and not opening their brains in the world of true knowledge and education. Standardized testing is not the easy answer to success.
How Standardized Tests are Ineffective and Time Consuming Your sitting in your classroom while your teacher is passing out your ISTEP tests. Even though you have spent many hours preparing for this, the person next to you starts having a nervous breakdown. There are two sides to the debatable effectiveness of Standardized Tests, people for it, and people against it.
The act of child abuse can be viewed on a broad spectrum, and standardized testing is one of them. According to research done by Council of the Great City Schools students take on average 113 tests between pre-k and 12th grade. The large number "113" is scary for someone who has a long time before they finish the 12th grade. Standardized testing is a pointless experience to face that doesn't provide an effective way to improve instruction or performance and here is why; Testing does not provide an effective analysis of an individual student’s academic abilities, it stresses the student and the teacher, and the stakes are incredibly high. As a subject of standardized testing I can verify that standardized test are one of the most stressful experiences
Kara Morgan Instructor Jones Eng 111 03 October 2017 Standardized Testing Standardized testing is “any examination that’s administered and scored in a predetermined, standard manner”(Popham). The history of standardized testing can be dated back as early as the 7th century in China. During this time period, civil service advancement was achieved through the scoring of written exams.
The Controversy of Standardized Testing Students everywhere take standardized tests. However, are they truly beneficial to the students? Are these tests capable of showing what students can really do? Or, are they biased against the test-taker, making it harder to reach his or her goals? Is it fair to base a student’s intelligence on one simple test grade that that student might have had a disadvantage in?
Despite iGen’s protests, standardized testing proves beneficial while containing flaws. The overall feeling towards standardized testing in the youth are those of negative connotations. Entitled mindsets place the blame for less than satisfactory scores on elements outside of their control. Although the benefits, there are sometimes less than satisfactory aspects. “Most egregiously, [the No Child Left Behind Act] assumed than high test scores are synonymous with education… ‘good education cannot be achieved by a strategy of testing children’”
