To begin with, many educators have found issues relating to the needs of standardized testing. The Council of the Great City Schools found that students sit for an average of 113 standardized tests between preschool and twelfth grade (Porter). A ridiculously large chunk of instructional time is taken away due to prepping for the test and taking the test. Administrators and teachers from Pennsylvania middle schools commented on this issue, stating that tested subject areas, such as reading, writing, and mathematics, are focused on the most, while other subjects are not given as much attention; as well as possibly sacrificing enjoyable school activities (Musoleno & White). As Nichols and Berliner declared, in test makers’ eyes, “what gets tested is what gets taught” (quoted in Musoleno & White). The education system is not doing much to fix the problems of these unfair tests, …show more content…
It also limits physical movement throughout the classroom, for example, moving around to groups or performing interactive activities. For a student to be successful, it is important to undergo different activities, surroundings, and classmates; not just sit at a desk learning test material and taking the actual test. These high-stake standardized tests do not establish much justice for anyone other than the makers of them; what they do for students is treat them unjustly, while the makers receive profit, not caring whether the tests are fair or not. School was formerly focused on students wants and needs to achieve a victorious life, but now, all school is really about is testing (Musoleno & White). Standardized tests are developed by people with a similar frame of mind, thus, obligating every student to take the same exact test is cruel. Altogether, students are pressured to achieve better test scores than previously, creating an unneeded, ample amount of stress and