reply to "Texas Standardized Testing"

Reading this post about standardized testing really got me and I totally agree because teachers these days basically all they do is get the students ready for the test. I believe that teachers need to structure their lesson plan to teach the curriculum and at the same time prepare the student to put all of that knowledge in pencil when it comes down to testing. The state of Texas seems to think that Standardized testing is the answer for showing the progress of the students and their ability to comprehend the curriculum set by Texas standards. The problem with this is that some students don’t really have good test taking skills and end up doing bad even though they really knew the subject. I also agree that standardized testing can make a student feel that he is not measuring up to the standards and that they are not as smart as their fellow classmate because they failed. I know this for a fact because I happen to be this student in middle school but still passed that grade because of practice. Basically standardized testing is to me is not really the answer on measuring a student’s knowledge on different subjects, but its required you pass this test before you can move on to the next grade or even get your diploma. Texas needs to develop or improve this system of testing a student’s knowledge on various subjects.