why standardized testing is an epic fail.

Oh God, I'm taking SATs this weekend. I think the realization that my whole future could be impacted by all these tests im taking in the next month is finally hitting me. but wait, how is that even fair? that doesn't make any sense...a few hours of my life could make or break whether or not I get into my dream college (cough, Duke, cough)? that's...pretty messed up.

Here's my issue with standardized testing: it has NO point. We take state tests every year that just detract from class time and tell the state how bad or good our teachers are, and how much more money they have to find in the budget in order to continue to improve our education. I'll tell the state people how to improve our education: give us a little less homework so we can actually, possibly, maybe like school a little bit, and put a little more effort into it and therefore get more out of it. But hell, that's never going to happen.

Here's the thing with SATs. What happens when a kid has a bad morning? Yeah, I know you can take them again, but maybe someone's just bad at standardized testing. Everyone has their strengths, and everyone has their weaknesses. Its much more worth it for a college to focus on the curriculum of a school, what classes a student took and their grades in those classes. Which now-a-days, thats what most colleges do. The SAT and ACT are becoming less and less important in the decisions of college admissions officers because they know that these standardized systems have flaws.

So I say, save us all the damn stress and just ditch them.