How Standardized Testing Is Affecting Students
For all of my life, I have lived in San Antonio, Texas, and have gone through the Texas school system. When I was a little girl, I really enjoyed going to elementary school and learning new things. At the time, learning was fun and exciting to me. It was not until I entered the 3rd grade that my perspective about school completely changed. I started to dread learned and going to school because it all felt like a giant weight on my shoulders. The reason for this is because of the infamous TAKS test. During the 3rd grade, all teachers began to “teach to the test” and pressure their students to do well. I really disliked the 3rd grade and every other grade after that because of how much pressure my teachers would put on me to pass the TAKS test.
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I have personally gone through all of the ups and downs of standardized testing. I know exactly how standardized testing affects students because I have witnessed firsthand the stress that it put on my classmates. My passion is to: learn how standardized testing is affecting students, how standardized testing is not a good indicator of intelligence, and how standardized testing is harming our students rather than helping. I care about this topic because I believe that one test should not dictate how good, intelligent, or successful a student is. One test should not dictate whether or not a student is ready to move on to the next grade either. All students are different and react differently to tests especially when the tests are conducted in small, crammed classrooms. This topic matters to me because I am one of those students who have testing anxiety. I consider myself a good student because I always earn good grades and do all of my work. However, during tests I freeze up, get nervous, and tend not to do so well. I believe that standardized tests should not just be the overall deciding factor of whether or not a student should pass to the next grade level and that students’ overall performance in the classroom should also be taken into
I have personally gone through all of the ups and downs of standardized testing. I know exactly how standardized testing affects students because I have witnessed firsthand the stress that it put on my classmates. My passion is to: learn how standardized testing is affecting students, how standardized testing is not a good indicator of intelligence, and how standardized testing is harming our students rather than helping. I care about this topic because I believe that one test should not dictate how good, intelligent, or successful a student is. One test should not dictate whether or not a student is ready to move on to the next grade either. All students are different and react differently to tests especially when the tests are conducted in small, crammed classrooms. This topic matters to me because I am one of those students who have testing anxiety. I consider myself a good student because I always earn good grades and do all of my work. However, during tests I freeze up, get nervous, and tend not to do so well. I believe that standardized tests should not just be the overall deciding factor of whether or not a student should pass to the next grade level and that students’ overall performance in the classroom should also be taken into