Are School Tests Pointless?

This article by Sri P.from Pennsylvania is about the dreaded school test. Do you agree or disagree with the writer? Leave a comment below and check out more teen articles at TeenInk.com.


Albert Einstein once said, "Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." Even he saw the obvious fallacies in testing.

The basic purpose of school is to equip us for success. That's what teachers, principals, governments, and oceans of bureaucracy exist to do. But success is measured in so much more than just scantron bubbles and fill-in-the-blank questions. A person's morals and character play a far greater part in personal achievement than knowing trivial facts.

Testing results in kids forgetting what they've learned. As contradictory as this sounds, I have firsthand experience of its truth. The only reason high school students learn is to ace the test. As soon as we step out of the classroom, we dump the information to create space. We then repeat the process. Even the honors kids do not retain much by the end of the year. And for the all-important finals, we reteach ourselves as much of the material as possible.

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