educational system once asked a headmaster why so little standardized testing took place in British schools. "My dear fellow‚" came the reply‚ "In Britain we are of the belief that‚ when a child is hungry‚ he should be fed‚ not weighed" (Bowers 1). Even though this quote can be construed as being comical and light-hearted‚ the anecdote suggests the obvious question: "Why do we do so much standardized testing in the United States?" Standardized testing places incredible amounts of stress on teachers
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There have been a lot of controversy around the idea of standardized test scores‚ whether it actually measure the intelligence of students or do it standardized test is built to fail person. I remember when I was at my next college in a sociology class when my professor said that standardized test is built to fail a person especially minorities. I was shocked when I heard that in class that day. All I was thinking to myself‚ at that moment why build something to better one side of the spectrum and
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Possible alternatives for standardized tests include: portfolios‚ autobiographical writing projects‚ book discussion clubs‚ self-invented community projects‚ researched topic debates. In response‚ standardized tests undermine to produce the attributes of creativity‚ motivation‚ persistence‚ curiosity‚ reliability‚ self-discipline‚ leadership‚ honesty‚ and integrity. The qualities listed above are absent in standardized tests‚ but they are qualities that students need to
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for society. As a free society‚ the people have the right to desire change and act upon it. Great advocates in the past have used peaceful resistance and successfully demonstrated their desires and opinions through the act of civil disobedience‚ and have made a positive impact on society when intentions are righteous. Overall‚ civil disobedience and peacefully resistance promote various positive ideas to the people‚ bring the people together‚ and can have a positive impact on society. Society has
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live in a society that was perfect‚but you were not free and you were controlled by other people?A democratic society would allow freedom. Living in a democratic society is better than living in a Utopian society where you are not free because you have freedom of choice‚ you are able to have your wants‚ not just your needs‚ and you can choose your own job path. In a Utopian Society‚ everyone will work the same so no one will be different. Life would not be Interesting In that kind of society because
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American Literature has great authors and within the author’s’ books the plot of society is used in a great way. But In American Literature‚ Society has always judged the characters based on their actions‚ physical appearances‚their beliefs and their social status. In the Scarlet Letter‚ Hester Prynne are led out from the town prison with her daughter Pearl‚ in her arms and the letter “A” upon her breast. Hester was once married before she had pearl. So in having pearl‚ she was an adulteress
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teller. It is also known as being an informer or someone who shares advice. In the latter day urban society snitching is considered to be one of the ways of getting yourself in unwanted trouble. Like they say don’t go sticking your nose in other people’s business‚ snitching is exactly the opposite of it. Growing up in today’s urban society it has become a debate whether or not snitching is good or bad. Everyone is entitled to their own
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To What Extent is Negative Heritage a Benefit to Society？ Contents 1. Introduction------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 2. Background------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 3. Arguments--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 3.1 Drawbacks------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 3.2 Brief evaluation of drawbacks-------
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Standardized Testing Should be Abolished “Will that be on the test?” This is a question that every teacher and professor has heard and the question every student has asked. In today’s schools‚ students become so focused on a test that they don’t get a quality education‚ instead they learn to do well on a test that does not affect their education whatsoever. Since the 1980’s standardized testing is continuously taking on many names and acronyms such as Texas Assessment of Basic Skills‚ Texas Educational
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to the indigenous community in the colonial period of the Andean society. By the arrival of the Spaniards in South America in 1532‚ the life of the indigenous communities was remarkably transformed. These indigenous elites known as the kurakas or caciques were not eliminated by the Spaniards‚ instead‚ they used them to their advantage and contributed to various leading roles that benefited the Spaniards conquest of the Andean societies. These kurakas became known as the regional leaders of the conquered
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