The Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS), yeah right. I am so impressed by the low standards the state of Texas holds for the future (that would be us kids) not. These tests are designed to tell our school whether or not we should pass onto the next level. The exit level TAKS is designed to tell colleges whether or not we are "college ready" and yet they make it so easy and it proves nothing. You would think standarized testing would hold higher standards, not to mention it does nothing to prove my knoweldge and or skill. Lets address knowledge first, shall we. There are plenty of things that I am knowledgeable about that the TAKS test does not test me about. For example I can fix a jammed printer (which I just learned today) among other things. As far as skill, I can write an amazing story, or say Hamlets "to be or not to be" speech in the play "Ophelia" and give people in the audience chills, even make some people cry. However none of these things are tested on the mandatory state testing, none of the things I can do, things that might actually help me in the future. I will admit the things I mentioned aren't that amazing, but they are just a few things. I can also give great advice, solve someone else's dilemma (not so great at fixing my own) and help people fix their arguments with each other. Those are things that actually matter in the world and college, yet if we don't score high enough on the TAKS we aren't college ready. The sad part is the TAKS test is really so easy most students are beyond what it tests. Yes the TAKS is super helpful.
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