After reading about the various concerns and benefits of standardized testing, take a side in supporting or opposing high-stakes testing.

What will be an ideal response?


Students should address advantages (improved student performance; more time teaching subjects tested; high expectations for students; identification of poorly performing schools, teachers, and administrators; and improved confidence in the school's test performance) and disadvantages (dumbing down the curriculum; emphasis on rote memorization; teaching to the tests; and discrimination against minority groups and students of low socioeconomic status) as they reach a conclusion as to their overall feelings about these tests.
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