I came across the following article posted by a friend:
Student Perspective: I Am More That A Test Score
I found this article extremely interesting. It is written from the perspective of a sixth-grade girl, Anna Dumas. Anna discusses the stress and toll standardized tests have on her friends and her. She talks about the difficulties students have in not only completing tests successfully, but also in having the ability to bounce back from a bad test score.
It is sad to think that students of such a young age are already stressed about and discouraged from school. It seems that standardized tests are not an accurate indication of a student's school knowledge, rather it is a test on how well they can take an exam.
Students of a young age should feel excited about school. They should have a chance to learn, grow and enjoy before the realities of high school and college set in.
Anna Dumas is an intelligent young lady who should be heard.
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