“Everyone is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid” (Quotation attributed to Albert Einstein). This quote describes the horror of standardized testing. These tests do not adequately assess a student's level of academic achievement. They push students to extremes and have significant consequences for learning. The clutter of standardized tests has put too much pressure on students to succeed. All students are expected to take identical tests to determine what they have learned, even if they were taught differently. These tests have several flaws and are not as credible as we believe. A standardized test is any type of test in which all aspects are the same, such as questions, scoring method, and format. They are used to compare schools, students and measure intelligence (standardized tests). The tests are put together by public educators who decide what information and abilities are important for each student. The result of these decisions is unfortunately an “educational wish list” rather than “realistic goals” (Popham, James). This can be troublesome, because with such demands, teachers don't have time to teach students each standard thoroughly enough for them to master it before the test. This also poses a problem for students, because as a student you learn what your professor considers important and perhaps not what public educators think. In addition, according to different types of students, there are different learning methods, backgrounds and cultures (Popham, James). And the tests do not take into account other factors that can hinder learning such as a poor family life which must be taken into account if "we don't want children...... middle of paper... ...higher levels of thinking, creativity, and problem-solving strategies (Popham, James) Instead of causing students to regurgitate information on test day In conclusion, standardized tests are not. an accurate measure of a student's academic success the different factors of teachers and students' situations, identical tests cannot adequately measure what the student learns Moreover, the consequences of preparation and. Test teaching causes serious stress and anxiety in some children. The tests also have many flaws, some of which can be corrected but would come at a high cost. 'intelligence, they should not be such a predominant source for assessing educational growth. These things may never change, but it's a major problem. in today's school systems.