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Pros And Cons Of Standardized Testing

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Do standardized tests infuriate you, or are you fine with them the way they are? Like most arguments, this has two sides; one side says that standardized tests are fine the way they are. The other side claims that the system isn’t a particularly good fit. I personally believe that the current testing system should be changed in a variety of ways.

My first suggestion of change is that standardized tests are unfair and non-objective to students. The first piece of evidence is that, statistically, students in poverty as well as hispanic and black students scored lower on standardized tests in the United States. These poverty gaps are also not being addressed by anyone. Another piece of evidence is that the president of the National Education
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