Thursday, March 8, 2012
HSPA Testing
HSPA Testing, a test that comes around each year primarily for the junior class. Being i senior i took this test last year and passed with minimal effort. This year luckily i got to sleep in for 3 days and handle some other work with the extra time. Anyways, my views on the test are pretty simple. It's a test employed by the education system to set apart the 'smart' from the 'not so smart' people. However, this form of testing isn't really fair and equal to all people. There are those people who are great students and get good grades but when it comes to taking important tests they don't fair as well because of the pressure put upon the student. The more a certain test is hyped up the more worried a student becomes and even if they prepare for it, it does not mean they will do well. On the flip side there are students who are good students all around and will do well or they may be poor students but still do well on the test. In conclusion these state tests are not a good form of testing someone's ability academically because everyone works differently. These tests also exist for middle school students and even elementary students which just makes me question this country's direction in educating students and then measuring their capacity.
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