Standardized Testing?

Should standardized testing be eliminated? As a junior in high school who has to constantly be thinking about standardized tests like the ACT and SAT, I wonder if these tests should even exist. In my research, I found that there were many different opinions on the matter. Certainly, “standardized tests can help identify problem areas in individual students, as well as schools and curriculums.” These forms of testing can evaluate the level of student’s knowledge across several subject areas. However, I also discovered that standardized testing may not be the best way of evaluating how students are doing. These tests may evaluate a students performance, but they don’t take into consideration a number of external factors that could be affecting the tests results, such as “the fact that some kids are extremely bright but just don’t test well.” Throughout my search, I have made an opinion on the subject. I don’t think standardized testing is a good way to evaluate students. I think the tests can be looked at to a certain extent, but should not be stressed about as much as they are today. I think there are a lot of other things that should be made more important throughout a student’s career. There are a lot of other important factors, like how they are doing in their classes and how they are growing their knowledge over the course of a semester. 

Source: https://gradepowerlearning.com/pros-cons-standardized-tests/