The IssueMost parents of current school students will recognize the term Common Core. It refers to standardized subject tests that were recently implemented across nearly all of the United States. It is an addition to the flood of exams students already receive and it begs us to ask the questions: how much testing is too much? Has there been any improvement in our nation's performance after the addition of more exams? Is there any merit to the implementation of standardized tests?
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Why Does it Matter?A quality education system ensures that the future is left in good hands. Fortunately, most people care about the education of our nation's children. Regardless of the beliefs in this debate, all sides ultimately want what they think is best for students. It is important, then, that we consider all points of view when discussing standardized exams. Our purpose is to explore all of them and come up with an integrated solution to the issue of the extent of standardized testing.
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Background image: Sat Room. 2011. Photograph. Bloomberg. Web. 1 Dec. 2015.