To Test or Not To Test, or Maybe To Opt Out, Is the Question

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/30/nyregion/standing-up-to-testing.html?

After the introduction of Common Core, many parents have chosen to opt their children out of state testing, saying that their children should be educated and not simply taught how to test. While a few say that it could leave children disadvantaged for school admissions, many agree. Some parents have noticed that in courses designed around a test, their child's attention lags, and they become less interested in the subject matter. Quite often, a lecture leaves students confused and disinterested, or the subject is done with as soon as a child grasps it.

Legislation has been under way since President Johnson to amend this system, but even with the No Child Left Behind Act, but still nothing has changed and the system remains just as flawed. This is a demonstration of the incapacity of our government to amend the great flaws that it has, such as tests being the measure of both a child's and a teacher's worth. This degrades both of them, and is unbeneficial for the child's development and the teacher's prowess and motivation.

This is ridiculous. Teachers have no room for growth and creativity in the classroom. Children should be taught to learn and to love learning, and this system of education does not show them how to pursue their passions, just to pursue their percentages.