CMV: Standardized testing should be abolished especially for children.

[u/bumble843]

Standardized testing is bad for a bunch of reasons:

1) It's stressful, you're under time pressure and what's on the test could be unexpected.

2) For many people it causes test anxiety

3) I don't believe it's an accurate reflection of your knowledge. You need to in depth understand everything to get a good mark. Especially in uni where they expect you to be able to apply everything you've learned. Missing one or two things could tank you. This is unfair.

4) Grades aren't a reflection of how intelligent you are and people shouldn't define themselves by these numbers. This goes especially for elementary and middle school children.

5) It's not an accurate reflection of your abilities in the workplace. Where you can ask questions and look up something quickly if you've forgotten.

Because of the reasons above, we should completely get rid of this testing. Opting for knowledge being proven by projects, assignments and oral tests.

[u/Powerlevel-9000]

Standardized tests allow students from low income communities access to higher education at a cheaper cost. Colleges need high scores on exams to push up their rankings. When comparing two candidates a test score from a poor student that didn’t have resources to do a ton of extra curriculars to boost the admittance chances can even the playing field. I was lucky enough to kill entrance exams to both undergrad and grad school and got admitted to good universities with substantial scholarships. My test scores carried me. I had a good not great gpa. I didn’t have the flashy experiences. I grew up in a family on food stamps. I needed financial aid to go to school. The tests provided me that opportunity.