First, standardized tests put too much pressure on both students and teachers. The number of standardized tests that students are required to pass has exploded recently. Per a new study the Council of the Great City Schools found that “A typical student takes 112 mandated standardized tests between pre-kindergarten classes and 12th grade.” (Layton). Children as young has 10 years old feel pressure to pass their exams because they know that it’s a factor in admission to middle school (Wallace.) These tests are taking the joy out of teaching and learning. That is requiring teachers to spend too much time preparing their students for the tests rather than teaching. In fact, Alberto Carvalho Miami Dade-County Super-Intendent said that he believes that standardized tests are “abusive of both teacher and student time.”
First, standardized tests put too much pressure on both students and teachers. The number of standardized tests that students are required to pass has exploded recently. Per a new study the Council of the Great City Schools found that “A typical student takes 112 mandated standardized tests between pre-kindergarten classes and 12th grade.” (Layton). Children as young has 10 years old feel pressure to pass their exams because they know that it’s a factor in admission to middle school (Wallace.) These tests are taking the joy out of teaching and learning. That is requiring teachers to spend too much time preparing their students for the tests rather than teaching. In fact, Alberto Carvalho Miami Dade-County Super-Intendent said that he believes that standardized tests are “abusive of both teacher and student time.”