Standardized tests do far more to hurt a child's development than they could ever do to help them. I don't know how they do it where you're at, but currently in Washington they have testing every year for grades 2, 4, and 8 (I think that's it, but you get the jist of it). Waaaaay too often teachers have to focus on teaching kids how to pass the tests because the results are tied to funding, teaching performance, and whole bunch of other stuff that means nill to the actual students. It's a distraction more than anything else. Besides, even the most standard of standardized tests can't tell how smart a kid is or how much they've learned. Even teachers don't like them (at least the ones that I have heard talk about them). They're more trouble than they're worth. I say get rid of them as soon as possible.


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