Standardized Testing As A Government Requirement Should Be...

In recent changes occurring in many different states, questions have been rising about school requirements and regulations. Now is the time that school districts are determining whether to change the curriculum or to modify the way objectives are carried out. One major issue being discussed is standardized tests. Standardized tests are tests that require all students taking the test to answer the same set of questions, so it can be scored equally in every state or county that is taking it. These tests are meant to test a student’s knowledge and understanding, but over the past few years that is not the case. Standardized testing as a government requirement should be limited because not all assessments truly test student learning and†¦show more content†¦And because of the growing disagreement about the overemphasis on standardized testing in schools lawmakers are working to pass a new education bill. The bill will hopefully cut back on time spent taking tests and prep aring for them (Lowenberg, Is Congress Ready to Leave No Child Left Behind Behind?). The government requires there to be some type of assessment to be taken after 2002 when George W. Bush passed the No Child Left Behind Law. But, the federal government only requires two of the tests given to students and not the hundred others. All other tests are required by the district or state (Board, Streamline Standardized Tests: Our View). Because of G.W. Bush s NCLB law many schools have taken it a step further and created more tests that must be taken before the government mandated ones (NEA To Congress: Less Standardized Testing, More Help, Please). The government requires the two tests to be taken by students to test their academic progress and ability and to gauge how the country is doing. The goal isn t to do away with standardized tests. Obama, in October, said smart, strategic tests are needed to measure students learning and performance in school. â€Å"...to make sure that we re not obsessing about testing (C. KERR - Associated Press). It is important that students along with teachers are spending the time in the classroom learning instead of preparing them for real world tests of knowledge. In a video