Standardized Testing...Is it truly important? Some could argue no. However, I find myself wondering where this world would be if the educational system had no ACT, or ITBS. Sure it takes time and makes the children taking it annoyed and very stressed; but isn't the whole purpose of such test is to have standards for the common intellectual state of society.
Imagine, if you will, what it would be like to sit down at a restaurant and try to order your food, but the waiter has no idea what you are saying or asking. Test like these were created to make sure that the people put into place to educate the youth of today are doing their job, and doing it well. For if a teacher is not preforming his/her job correctly, especially at a lower level, many people may grow up not knowing how to read or write.
Another question is without these test would their be a set minimum requirement for credits needed to graduate? I would say most likely but what if there was not any set requirement for credits other than basic skills? How many people would drop out of high school? Would it be less, I hope so...But those who would quit school prematurely would not be able to function at all in this world.
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