My name is Jourdyn Alli and I am a junior communication major with a public relations focus. I am adamant about eliminating standardized testing because I have been exposed to them over the years. As a third grader, I moved from California to North Carolina during the middle of the school year. California schools used to begin later than schools on the East Coast, so I was a month or two behind the students in North Carolina. The bad part about it was that I was forced to take a standardized test at the end of the month, although I was months behind everyone else.
The test assessed students and determined whether they would progress to the next grade. With no help from my teachers, my grandmother stayed with my family for a month to tutor me outside of school in preparation for the exam. Thankfully, I passed the exam and moved to Maryland to complete the rest of my grade school education. As a high school junior, I was in the top 2 percent of my class, but didn’t do well on the SATs. Although it didn’t prevent me from getting into my top schools, it did affect my scholarships to pay for college. I believe students who work hard during the school year shouldn’t be punished for not doing well on one exam that sometimes doesn’t cover what was taught in the classroom.
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