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Classroom Creativity is Dying 
Marilyn Gardner Milton
There is no denying that one of the 
most hated educational practices is 
that of standardized tests
While they are certainly an 
important tool to help differentiate 
between students, there is also 
something incredibly depressing 
about a test that is so uninteresting
Teachers around the country have 
recently begun to notice how 
little students seem to care about 
these supposedly important tests
Normally ambitious and hardworking students 
are increasingly disillusioned with the tests that 
will help them get into the school of their 
choice and teachers are beginning to wonder if 
having these tests is worth sapping the creativity 
and will to learn that students used to feel, all in 
the name of going a higher-ranking college
One of the ways that teachers have 
gauged the interest of students in tests 
and other academic pursuits is how often 
they try to cheat for higher grades
By walking around a classroom when 
students are taking these tests, teachers 
use proximity to both catch students who 
are cheating as well as to oversee the class
However some teachers have noticed 
that students don’t even care enough 
about these standardized tests to 
cheat, and that is slightly worrisome
While the level of student care and 
interest in the tests have fallen, the 
level of resentment towards the tests 
has drastically risen
An incredibly worrisome trend when 
you look at how the USA is falling 
behind in terms of education
To many students, the situations that they 
deal with currently in their every day lives 
(such as poverty, bullying, and abuse of all 
sorts) are infinitely more important than 
some test that is supposed to help rank 
them against their peers and friends
The only people who care about these tests 
are those who judge the schools (such as 
politicians), the administration, and the 
teachers who need good results on these 
tests to justify the importance of their jobs
Instead of actively trying to interest the 
students in learning and education, we have 
been feeding them pre-set cookie cutter 
plans that have taken the joy out of learning 
and replaced it with a bland and uninteresting 
educational landscape that is failing to grab 
the attention of our future generations
The desires of politicians and businesses to 
turn schools into money-making ventures 
are damaging those who need the schools 
to work well, the students themselves
To read more, visit: 
! 
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/randy-turner/ 
the-death-of-creativity-standardized-tests_ 
b_5316147.html

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Classroom Creativity is Dying

  • 1. Classroom Creativity is Dying Marilyn Gardner Milton
  • 2. There is no denying that one of the most hated educational practices is that of standardized tests
  • 3. While they are certainly an important tool to help differentiate between students, there is also something incredibly depressing about a test that is so uninteresting
  • 4. Teachers around the country have recently begun to notice how little students seem to care about these supposedly important tests
  • 5. Normally ambitious and hardworking students are increasingly disillusioned with the tests that will help them get into the school of their choice and teachers are beginning to wonder if having these tests is worth sapping the creativity and will to learn that students used to feel, all in the name of going a higher-ranking college
  • 6. One of the ways that teachers have gauged the interest of students in tests and other academic pursuits is how often they try to cheat for higher grades
  • 7. By walking around a classroom when students are taking these tests, teachers use proximity to both catch students who are cheating as well as to oversee the class
  • 8. However some teachers have noticed that students don’t even care enough about these standardized tests to cheat, and that is slightly worrisome
  • 9. While the level of student care and interest in the tests have fallen, the level of resentment towards the tests has drastically risen
  • 10. An incredibly worrisome trend when you look at how the USA is falling behind in terms of education
  • 11. To many students, the situations that they deal with currently in their every day lives (such as poverty, bullying, and abuse of all sorts) are infinitely more important than some test that is supposed to help rank them against their peers and friends
  • 12. The only people who care about these tests are those who judge the schools (such as politicians), the administration, and the teachers who need good results on these tests to justify the importance of their jobs
  • 13. Instead of actively trying to interest the students in learning and education, we have been feeding them pre-set cookie cutter plans that have taken the joy out of learning and replaced it with a bland and uninteresting educational landscape that is failing to grab the attention of our future generations
  • 14. The desires of politicians and businesses to turn schools into money-making ventures are damaging those who need the schools to work well, the students themselves
  • 15. To read more, visit: ! http://www.huffingtonpost.com/randy-turner/ the-death-of-creativity-standardized-tests_ b_5316147.html