>My point is that it doesn't matter if standardized testing has "meaning" or not, people still want it. They will continue to want it. People want to compare st

>My point is that it doesn't matter if standardized testing has "meaning" or not, people still want it. They will continue to want it. People want to compare student and school and district performance, and standardized testing is how they're going to measure that. That isn't an argument. That's a status quo fallacy. It doesn't matter if people want it or not, it's nonsense and should be abolished. Also, I highly doubt that people actually want this. The ones who want this broken system are businesses and corporations, because it saves them time and effort, and society as a whole has to shoulder the cost for their laziness. The education system must not bow to the demands of businesses and corporations; it has be the other way round. >The tests are here to stay. You have to do well on them. This is not something there is a choice about. Sorry, if everyone thought and acted like this, we'd never have any progress. This way of thinking is exactly the reason why this broken system is still around. Stop telling people that you can't change it and that they should shut up and accept it. That's cancerous and harmful. Speak out. Voice your discontent about this nonsense. Tell other people to do the same. People who just accept anything are everything that's wrong with the world, and the ones who propagate this attitude are even worse.