Is standardizing tests causing too much stress nowadays?
As someone who gets anxious when taking standardized tests, I think this cartoon is not only funny but correctly mocks today's education system, as it reveals the major effect of standardized testing on young child to adults in society. Along with finding this cartoon, I looked into the advantages and disadvantages of standardized test in the article Why It's time to Get Rid of Standardized Test by Time Magazine where they believe that "one thing all this research has shown us is that the issue lies with how we use these tests, not with the kids who take them." I feel like both the article and the visual really depict the truth about the importance of standardized testing-that individuals independence could been seen as restrained because of the single method. Through this picture the viewers are able to see the obvious amount of symbolism. The young man being interviewed evidently represents the population of overwhelmed students in an educational environment, while the man at the desk represents the world outside of education. Through this the viewers see the lack of connection and how standardized testing isnt necessarily beneficial considering that outside of elementary, middle, or high school it isnt used. The cartoonist of this piece, Mike Keek, demonstrates how the testing method that students are taught set an unrealistic setting of what the "real" world is like. Ultimately, the emphasis on the importance of standard testing should be lowered as it is causes an unnecessary a,amount of stress on the young mind.
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