Section 1: Lastly, the issue of schools being too focused on getting money for the establishment than focusing on how to better education for the children. Our state spends more time and money focusing on giving students more standardized tests, rather than focusing on a more thorough and more well-rounded curriculum. A submission from a parent’s written in The Texas Tribune, quotes that: “Each year, children graduate from Texas High Schools and they must take REMEDIAL English and Math before moving on to College Level courses! If they were truly being taught in school, these classes would be unnecessary"(Texas Tribune).
Children are not sure to be college ready in the most important subjects, by the time they graduate from high school. These standardized tests are an unfair and unhealthy way to measure the intelligence of students because many people suffer from test anxiety and nervousness when it comes to taking standardized tests. We are not developing well educated minds but creating a variety of “robotic like” test takers that only know how to respond based on command. There is no free reign for diversity or creativity in schools, and there is no way to accommodate all the diverse types of
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These standardized tests should be given, but not as a main source of determining how ready the student is for college or what grade level they are qualified for. Instead, the state should use the tests to collect data on students throughout Texas. With the data, we can view how well the state curriculum is, and see what areas we need to focus more on as a state. If the teaching methods are working, it can be taught to all teachers and professors in workshops so that the educational system can be the best that it can be. Students are the future of Texas, and without the proper education, they will not be able to ensure that our state can thrive onward through the