I'm not sure that the argument is even that existing standardized tests are bad so much as that they are given too much priority. They should not be the only or

I'm not sure that the argument is even that existing standardized tests are bad so much as that they are given too much priority. They should not be the only or primary means by which teachers, students, districts, etc are benchmarked (and in turn, rewarded or disciplined). "Teaching the test" is the problem, not necessarily the tests themselves.