Standardized testing, is it really useful? They are supposed to measure the knowledge of the students to see if or how the teachers and/or students are doing in school. This is good on paper but the standard test is the same for everyone when everyone isn't the same.

Standardized tests are not the best idea, they try to apply to everyone but not everyone is taught the same. It's like trying to fit everyone into a size nine, it just won't work. Standardized tests take away the creativity from the teachers forcing them to "teach to the test" this means memorizing facts rather than learning processes for future application. The learning process should be about how to do things. Not just formulas for a test but how did those formulas come about. Standardized tests do not include everyone but the average. The tests may not include what...