From doing this project I realized that not everyone feels the same way about standardized testing. I thought everyone felt the same way I did, standardized testing is dumb and it shouldn’t be used for college entrance or school funding. For me, taking test can be very stressful, I get my self worked up over  exams and even the smallest 5 point quizzes. Clearly test taking was not my thing and still isn’t. So, to be told I had three hours to complete a test, with subjects that were difficult for me, that would pretty much determine where I went to school made me freak out a little bit. My parents knew I was terrible at taking tests so they insisted that I went to classes to practice for the ACT, still didn’t help out. I felt like those classes just thought me strategies of the test and not the actual material. Needless to say, I didnt get the highest score out of my class my mates, but out of my class mates I did have a high GPA. For people like me the I think the ACT is a bad indicator of a student’s performance levels.

In teaching the class about standardize testing, i realized that some students didn’t care at all for it or they actually liked it and thought it was a good way to look at a student’s performance for college entrance. I honestly was a little bit shocked. After listening to their point of view I realized that the students who are good test takers like having the ACT, since it’s a big part of college entrance that would help them out greatly. I think having that class discussion helped showed all students point of view and their thoughts on standardize. Even though I hate it, it may benefit others and for right now it is the only way of measuring a student’s performance.

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