Standardized Testing

Does the SAT, or ACT’s really show how intelligent you are? When it comes to standardized testing my belief is we shouldn’t have to test. The other side of it suggests that it helps teenagers, and it is used to measure how schools are meeting educational state standards. But why are the kids being tested to prove that a teacher, or a school is meeting standards? And believe me I’m not suggesting that they test the teachers instead, I’m saying, for some of the government issued people who focus on school stuff specifically to come into schools, assess the teachers, and more importantly the environment that kids have to be in everyday. From my perspective of things, some kids just really struggle with testing whether they understand the material, and know the information or not, some kids just get there anxiety levels so high for tests, that they forget everything once they test is right in front of them. And of course that’s not for everyone, but nowadays each person is different. A lot of studies have showed that year by year, standardized testing has only fluctuated, and had nothing to do with long term learning. They impact us but not in the right way. The things we need in today’s society, is creativity, enthusiasm, empathy, and people who can solve real world problems. And maybe there was a time for standardized testing but not anymore, we need to be preparing for the future, instead of learning the same things, and repeating the past.