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It's a Standardized World After All
All over the world standardized testing is a way to evaluate students on how much knowledge they have obtained throughout the years. Our school systems tend to evolve around these tests rather than the student's learning experience. When educators focus on testing results they often lose sight of why the students are actually there; to be shaped into law abiding and well educated citizens. A few problems tend to peek out of the testing box, such as time and courses lost, technology and human errors often arise, risking standardized students rather than individuals, anxiety, and these tests do not show creativity or imagination.
Due to the time it takes to test students, teachers often lose valuable class time and neglect more creative studies. With colleges raising the bar on admissions, students pack their schedules with advanced classes and often neglect more creative ones. They could use the time that it takes to pass a standardized test......

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