The Pros And Cons Of Standardized Testing

Introduction

The wealthy have hijacked the educational system

Programs, such as standardized testing, are formed by corporate foundations. So, money is going towards these tests instead of the schools and children. There are also many charter schools now and they do not support public schools. They are there to put them out of business. If this money was redireected towards the public educational system it would greatly influence learning.

Standardized Testing

Standardized testing is there to promote competition. It pits schools against each other. Teachers and administrators salaries are also effected by this testing.

Stereotypes

According to the book, our country believes that “black is bad and less than in all areas, and white is good and superior.” As a nation it is not okay to accept stereotypes to be true. Further down the line this leads to deficient learning, and

Chapter one talks about how black infants are superior to white infants. They are much more advanced than White infants. It says that they are not equal until about four to five years of years of age. It is often believed that poverty or racism may slow the development at this time, but these factors actually have little effect at this point in the child’s life. In conclusion there is no achievement gap at birth, and we should not limit a child’s learning because we assume they are less capable of brilliance. When we assume a child is less brilliant we teach them less, we teach down to them, or we teach for remediation. We should be able to challenge everyone in the classroom equally and not limit our students.

Culture

The “culture of poverty” is not real. Payne talks about how Poor academic performance is associated with household income, family education, and poverty in the community. The While teacher student relationships are important, we should not base out teaching on where our students grew up, or where our school is located.

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