Commentary

I agree with Hunters argument about the new form of standardized testing, is not working out so much like they thought it would. Hunter argues about how the new procedure STAAR test replaced TASK test but it isn't any better. With this new procedure it was supposed to help limit all the number of standardized tests the students had to take each year but it did not help at all. Students are still in need of taking this test, like the mid-year benchmark test. I agree with hunter on the fact that all this standardized  test take time away from students and teachers. Students are losing out on education because they have to worry about passing one exam per class each year. Hunter gives a great example of this, elementary students instead of having a weekly spelling test or something similar to this they now have STAAR boot camp to help them prepare for the test. I also have a personal experience from my little brothers, when they had to take the STAAR test they spend about two weeks preparing for the test and when it came to the day of the test, they still didn't feel confident about it. They talked about all the time it was taking away from them, and also said they felt it was worst than the TAKS test. They need to do something about this and actually make it a better procedure, they need to help kids with their education in a better way than this.