Arguments Against Standardized Testing

Standardized Testing
Written By- Sydney Mann
Standardized testing is nothing more than stress-inducing, boring, and inadequate. One side believes that these tests should be banned, while the other side believes that they should stay. I think we can all agree that taking these tests is extremely tiring. As an 8th grader, I can tell you what I know. These tests are stressful, and in my opinion, a complete waste of time. Teachers, most of the time, only teach what will appear on these tests, anyway. Until these tests are over, teachers will only teach what they have to, and then proceed to cram everything into the end of the year. I believe that standardized testing should be abolished completely and that we should be graded on our in-class tests instead. To do this, we would have to convince teachers that

Others would believe that standardized testing should be required because they’re reliable, and without them, policymakers would have to rely only on individual test scores. While this may be true, I still believe that judging them based off of this is better because it’s not as stressful, and it’s easier. Others would believe that these tests are necessary because they set up the curriculum for the next year. Again, this may be true now, but teachers would only teach what’s necessary anyway, so nothing there would change.
Standardized tests should be banned, and we should replace it with in-class scores and grades. Students will be taking these tests, and teachers may not know about other factors, they might just be focused on the scores. What this means is students may have certain restraints, such as test anxiety, their home life, and just their ability to test well. This supports my point by showing that some students will have issues taking these tests, giving them a reason to be banned. Standardized testing should be banned because using