... to get their child extra help in the areas noted. Tests should feed instruction for the students, but often times they are used to show the quality of education in a school or district. The use of standardized tests to show the quality of education has unfortunately become a problem with increasing concern. The standardized test was not designed to show the quality of education. The tests were designed to compare students across ... to show how well a school is really educating their students. The tests are being used for the wrong propose. There is a greater emphasis now to get the kid...

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... . Using the research I have gathered I came to the conclusion that the importance of standardized testing needs to be greatly diminished in order to obtain a useful education. In 2002 the No Child Left Behind Act changed the environment of schools all over the U.S. The act gave standardized tests great power over the success of the students who take them, the teachers who administer them, and the schools as ... a whole. While many may debate on the usefulness and accuracy of standardized tests one thing is universal, and that is the fact that they ... that might possibly show up on thes...

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... be an option for each student who decides to participate. State tests can be a hassle and sometimes depressing. The hassle of studying can lead to health risks. If people would like to know how they are progressing academically they can take the tests and know how they are progressing. They can take the tests and see which levels they need to improve on. This helps but ... if the child does not need to stress or feel the need to improve their grades then they don't have to take the test. They should give the teenager an option of when to take ... the test and they will decide when, tha...

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... be children from low-income and ethnic minority backgrounds. Critics of the national accountability movement have charged that standardized tests and the procedures being used to hold children and school personnel accountable are flawed in a variety of ways. Mounting criticism is being leveled against the tests themselves. Standardized tests have long been considered unfair and biased against students from ethnic ... that student's "true score" could well be 130. (690) Thus, standardized testing has only compounded the problems involved in educating minorities. There are no variables wit...

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... it. Because they feel that public schools are low-stakes they students and their students are not having the proper education. Now public are inforcing it because tests results may be used to trigger penalties for them, including negative public ratings, the replacement of staff members, or even closure. Also some federal and state policy said consequnces such as firing ... -racist perspectives and content are not deemed legitimate by the high-stakes tests and classroom standards, the result is that multicultural, anti-racist content and perspectives and not being included in the instruct...

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... higher levels, we occasionally complained about how much homework we had to do, and how many tests we had to take. We didn't notice that the more homework and tests teachers gave us, the more time and energies they sacrificed to correct our homework, and mark our tests. They are also the ones who are always willing to answer your questions, and explain until you understand ... the lectures. In short, teachers always strive for bringing knowledge to students, as much as they can. In ... addition to information, teachers help to shape students' lives. Primary students are the most vulner...

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... alarmed by what they see as inadequate levels of student achievement in subjects such as reading, mathematics, and science. On many standardized tests, American students lag behind their counterparts in Europe and Asia. In response, some Americans have urged the adoption of national standards by which individual schools can be evaluated. Some have supported more rigorous teacher competency standards. Another response that ... prestigious colleges imposed quotas limiting their numbers. Americans tried various means to eliminate the most egregious forms of discrimination. In the early par...

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... feelings and their dreams. Harold begins his essay asking, "How difficult would society be without the arts?" Arts are a basic way of obtaining human development and self-esteem. In this essay the author explains to us how important art is to the development of human creativity. Based on tests by two similar schools, one where art is strong and one where art is weak ... besides visual art, music, theatre, and many others. He bases much of his reasoning upon the idea that "arts are a basic and central medium of human communication and understanding." Williams's argument stands out with t...

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... suggested gauges that will show the quality of education in the country. These indicators are the learning performance tests. The National Elementary Assessment Test and National Secondary Assessment Test measure the learning abilities of Grade 6 and 4th year high school students. The learning performance tests are response to the need of improving the quality of education in the country. In 1998 the mean performance score (MPS) in the elementary level was only 50 ... citizens to be competent enough to become responsible and productive individuals. This is evidenced by the unsatisfactor...

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... give individual guidance that's needed. Pushing the teachers to intensify the material the students learn in order to meet standards is a big issue for children who may already be struggling. Children struggle with learning for many different reasons but "with the current emphasis on standardized tests at the state level, the instructional practices of the classroom teacher may not be aligned ... with best practices as recommended by the National Research Council (1999) and Zemelman, Daniels, and Hyde (1998) and, consequently, may be ... skills from a teacher other than how to pass a te...

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... from nature, social conformity, rapid pace of technological change, consumerism corporate domination" (Unabomber: Ted Kaczynski, 2). Perhaps Kaczynski believed if he rid the world of these people involved in technology things might return to normal for him. Biological School - Over the years scientists have developed tests and theories about a person's body shape, sizes of bones and limbs, even lumps on ... the head. It seems like most of these tests were inconclusive and not consistent between every case. There is not much information on Kaczynski's physical ... environment changed sev...

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... . Each person in class acted out a part, from the founding fathers to the men working on the street outside. We would do this over and over, always changing parts. This allowed us to understand the Constitution and the things that were done to arrive at it. This was my favorite part of the class. I believe it help spark my love of history, because it made history come ... alive. Everyday, if the class worked and acted good, we were treated to thirty minutes to an hour ... of cartoons or games. This allowed us to feel like we were accomplishing things everyday. The class went by almost t...

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... (Thames pg 2). It was only when Alex realized that school was the most important that he became an exemplary student. That's why it's so important for people to understand that the biggest thing missing in our school system is motivation. Writing essays, taking math tests, and studying monotonous facts for history tests can seem so boring to a student that without motivation it will ... seem pointless. As Kathryn R. Wentzel from the University of Maryland College Park writes in "Social Relationships and ... Motivation in Middle School: The Role of Parents, Teachers, and Peers," "Studies...

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... they knew that they could pass a course by doing the minimum. The courses at Richard Stockton College of New Jersey that are pass/ fail are looked at by the students to be easier. In the classes most students generally do not learn as much from the lack of motivation. The reason classes are attended, homework is completed, and tests are studied for is to receive good grades ... . The grading system forces students to excel and makes the students care what grades they get at the end of the semester. Many students have to keep a certain G.P.A. for a certain job or to go to graduate ... mo...

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... geared towards students being taught only to adhere to job requirements or economic activities of our society. I have little doubt that some believe the role of education is to ready students for economic activities in society. Robin Barrow writes in Giving Teaching Back to Teachers, "A view ... will not die, although it has been killed more than it knows, is that the solution to the problem of establishing a worthwhile curriculum lies in seeking out content that is useful or relevant." (Gingell) Does everything need to be ... for higher marks. Teaching for tests is not the way to go, b...

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... to start this new chapter in my life and to meet new people that would be my friends for years to come. Even though I was excited, the days leading up to school made me incredibly anxious and stressed me. Truthfully, I didn't really want to attend college. I felt very pressured to go ... though because I felt I would disappoint or fail my parents and family if I didn't. Along with the pressure from my family, I didn't want to waste a free year of education after I had worked so hard for it. My parents had always wanted me ... second year at Central Washington University wasn't much bett...

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... to drop out than those from families with higher incomes" (wolk 19). Giving students high-stakes tests is extremely unfair; especially for those children in poverty who may be wondering when the next meal is coming. If one would look at the current state of the educational system he or she would see a less democratic system; he or she may also wonder why ... in taxes" (chubb 22). A student who does not get a diploma will pay less taxes, this is the correlation of education to economy that drains the U.S. finance. The children are not at fault for being uneducated, the people in charge o...

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... of being bullied in past years and that being bullied at an early age can leave a person vulnerable to being bullied in higher education or in the work force. Unlike the previous article, the authors use more tests and surveys to conduct their information.They explain that bullying is much more common in elementary and middle school education and dies down going into high ... and even more so in college. Also unlike the pervious article, the authors discussed the difference in bullying by comparing each sex. They described how males have been found to be bullied more than females and th...

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... the true essence behind education has been lost long ago. Since a student has been taught a certain way for most of their life, high school seems to offer more of the same. Because the student already feels a loss of sovereignty, he won't feel passion for the subject nor will he be able to spark the ... change Freire speaks of. This occurs mainly because the student compares an event, trip, or education, in ... by his educator. There are many medias that force the student to concentrate less on the material and more on the package surrounding it. For instance, the texture of the book f...

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... ahead of time to become more proficient with the material. He explains that the school plans a monthly test for the students in order for them to the constant with it and be ready for the state exam. Goodman explains that by taking so many tests it sometimes stresses out the students when they take the state exam (Goodman, Teachers 264-265). The government does not take into consideration that ... some students do not want to learn or do work while attending school. Making the teachers suffer for the students actions, putting the teachers to struggle trying to reach the minimum amount o...

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... a loving and caring family. And, like almost everyone else, I carry my phone with me daily. It allows me to keep in contact with whoever throughout the day in case something happens, or if I just want to check my social networking sites. Just like I have many tangible things I carry, I also have ... several intangible things I carry as well. I've recently have started carrying anxiety. After applying for the respiratory program at Rutgers, I've never been so anxious to hear back from them. Before BCC, I was accepted into another college's respiratory care program. They ... lot for look...

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... for parents to enforce stricter bedtimes, and restrict television and computer use when it comes time for their child to get their full ten hours of sleep before hitting the books again the next morning. However, parents have always found it difficult to argue with their child's biological tendencies. For reasons unbeknownst to us, a teenager's biological clock shifts ... nights sleep. Though less pressing than a students physical welfare, social welfare is also threatened. The less sleep a teenager gets the more depressed and potentially aggressive they become. The same tests given by r...

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... , with an emphasis on music. During this sometimes harsh reality of limited time and funds, the people in charge of running the school systems are choosing the arts to relegate first, specifically the music program. If these individuals could only be educated on the incredible significance music has on the children of today, perhaps it would be their own opinions that would be modified. Children attending ... skills (National Arts Education Research Center, New York University, 1990). Other studies have shown that children educated in music, score significantly higher on reading tests th...

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... many perceptions of online public school programs. One perception towards online school were that in these schools offered an inadequate exposure for socialization On the contrary, there was a study done by Dr. Patricia Lines in 2000. She found that homeschooled students were well adjusted, and socialized well ... were budget cuts that had cut classes back, and even some schools were cutting recess time. Let me turn your attention to the homeschooling online public school. Within these programs they will vary in what they offer from standard core, agriculture science program and even ....

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... seem almost commonplace today interdisciplinary learning in small groups, real lessons that use the city as the classroom (a curriculum that includes such things such as mapping Manhattan or testing the water quality of the East River) and public "exhibitions" to demonstrate students' learning, rather than reliance on multiple-choice, standardized tests. Perhaps the best known of her ideas is that a school, to be effective, ... cannot be large. Meier holds the firm belief that students and teachers should be able to deal ... directly with each other as human beings, and that can only be...

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