To Test or Not to Test.....

The profession I am pursuing is one that I have a true passion for. Although this is the case the testing process can become not only stressful but also overwhelming. Yes there are study guides and yes I took classes to prepare me for everything I am suppose to see, but can a test really say whether or not I am going to be a good teacher? I personally know individuals who are great test takers but would be awful in the classroom. This may sound weird to some because they know all the content a teacher needs to know but at the same time the true connection they need to teach students is just not there and that bothers me. Just because one persons test scores are lower than another does not mean that one person is more qualified than others. I think that there should be another testing method to decide who is qualified enough to go into the classroom and who is not.




This link gives the opinions of many people and their reasonings as to why standardized should and should not be banned. So that you can get other opinions other than mine.

http://www.debate.org/opinions/should-standardized-testing-be-eliminated