flustered-darcy:

theauthoryperson:

eriquius:

sorry if i’m off the mark here but i’m tired of both people who act really immature about not liking school and people who see those people and act really pretentious and awful because they think they have some sort of godly wisdom in saying “suck it up you spineless baby” when really things shouldn’t have to be this way they really shouldn’t

(also in case anyone mentions it: i’m a low-average high school student who generally gets by on really high test scores and has been thinking about ways the school system could improve mostly by watching their friends and observing their problems)

let’s not forget how standardized testing teaches kids that their worth is summed up in one little number. If their number isn’t high enough, they must be stupid or lazy, and they won’t get anywhere in life. A lot of people don’t know where their going, and for all of the above reasons, don’t want to pursue it. School kills creativity and exploring other paths. I can use my AP classes as an example, particularly my physics class: I know we would take more tangents and do more if we didn’t have a test to prepare for. Instead, we’re going to spend the next week skimming over concepts and praying we understand them so we can pass the test.

I just hate teaching to the test.

you beat me to it

standardized testing fucking blows