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I agree it is a tricky predicament with no easy answer. Thanks for sharing your experiences, I know many people who have similar struggles including myself sometimes. Hopefully when we all get a chance to teach we will be able to be part of finding the solution. Aubrey Ewell

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Standardized testing has always been something that I have struggled with throughout my educational experience. It seemed that no matter how hard I studied, or how good of grades I received, I never managed to do well on standardized tests. While some kids might do really well in this type of testing environment, there are a large majority of students who are just bad at taking standardized tests. I found for myself especially, any test I had to sit for a long period of time made it much more difficult. Tests like the ACT did not go well for me, as I struggle with sitting in a room for hours, trying to concentrate on a really important test. Each student has an individual learning style, and I have found that many educators are trying to find ways to integrate these different learning styles into the class room. So, it's hard when each student is evaluated in the same way. However, I don't really see a solution to that either. A lot of schools struggle with funding issues already, I'm not sure how schools would afford being able to test all the different students based on their learning styles. It is a tricky subject, but there has got to be a better way.

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Standardized testing has always been something that I have struggled with throughout my educational experience. It seemed that no matter how hard I studied, or how good of grades I received, I never managed to do well on standardized tests. While some kids might do really well in this type of testing environment, there are a large majority of students who are just bad at taking standardized tests. I found for myself especially, any test I had to sit for a long period of time made it much more difficult. Tests like the ACT did not go well for me, as I struggle with sitting in a room for hours, trying to concentrate on a really important test. Each student has an individual learning style, and I have found that many educators are trying to find ways to integrate these different learning styles into the class room. So, it's hard when each student is evaluated in the same way. However, I don't really see a solution to that either. A lot of schools struggle with funding issues already, I'm not sure how schools would afford being able to test all the different students based on their learning styles. It is a tricky subject, but there has got to be a better way.

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I always found stargazed tasting to be beneficial for all students involved. By the time I was in high school, many teachers were turning to technology when it came to doing assignments and taking tests. This helped everyone to grow accustomed to online testing. Curriculum could be tailored to meet the requirements of the standardized tests which helped all teachers to really know what they needed to focus their teaching on. The biggest thing I feel that standardized testing did was prepare for college and furthering my education. We live in a world where every thing is turning digital. The majority of occupations require their training and/or testing that takes place on a computer. By helping students to become comfortable with online tests, standardized testing is only increasing students' skill sets.

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When I was in school, I was more the type of kid that could work really hard at homework, get an A on all my homework and then sometimes pull an A on the tests I had in class. Actually a lot of the tests I had in class I did well on because they were centered around homework.  But when it came to standardized testing I really didn't do well. I think this is a really unfair way to measure a students performance, because a lot of the time,the material that is in the standardized test has not been taught in class, these tests are timed, and a lot of people have test anxiety and are more focused on the time than they are on getting the right answer. Overall, I would say a lot of time it just makes great students feel like they are not as smart as they are. 

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When I was in school, I was more the type of kid that could work really hard at homework, get an A on all my homework and then sometimes pull an A on the tests I had in class. Actually a lot of the tests I had in class I did well on because they were centered around homework.  But when it came to standardized testing I really didn't do well. I think this is a really unfair way to measure a students performance, because a lot of the time,the material that is in the standardized test has not been taught in class, these tests are timed, and a lot of people have test anxiety and are more focused on the time than they are on getting the right answer. Overall, I would say a lot of time it just makes great students feel like they are not as smart as they are. 

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Standardized testing really started to pick up for me when I was in junior high. Twice a quarter, 8 times a year, we were wasting time to go to the computer lab and take the dumbest tests. As a student I loved it because it was taking away from class time. Except once the tests started I had literally no idea what was being asked. I would just sit in complete confusion and then just guess for every question. They were long tests too, so I lost my patience very fast. It was miserable. But now as I begin to look at it from a teachers perspective, I do not want to have to stress my students out on these tests that do no matter to me. I do not want to have to waste class time taking these tests. I understand the need for standardized testing. But the amount we have right now is way too much and we need to lower it.