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8 pages in length. The student discusses standardized testing, school choice, mainstreaming and vouchers. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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proposed reform topics as standardized testing, school choice, mainstreaming and vouchers, the debate continues to rage. II. STANDARDIZED TESTING According to Gehring (2000), the overall consensus on standardized testing
is that as positively formulated as the program originally was, it has sorely failed to meet its objective, instead leaving behind a trail of segregation and inequity in its wake.
However, there are those who believe that even though it may take a bit more perseverance on the students part in order to attain the necessary results, the at-risk,
minority and learning disabled must be able to mainstream with the rest of the student population. "Most teachers have deep reservations about the exams and believe that denying students
a diploma and a lifetime of opportunity based on a single flawed and unfair test is not the way to go" (Gehring, 2000, pp. 1, 22). When the student conducts
the interview for this particular issue, it will be important to probe into the reasons why some believe standardized testing is beneficial to the overall student population, as well as
the justification behind leaving certain populations behind as a result of their ill-prepared academic status. One group in particular who is not benefiting from the one-size-fits-all concept of standardized
testing is the non-English speaking students. Aimed at testing all student populations without exception, standardized testing does not take into account the sometimes severely limited academic capacity of those
students whose English speaking skills leave much to be desired. As a direct result, these students area face a constant uphill battle when it comes to obtaining the same
degree of education as their English-speaking counterparts. The fact that they are forced to assimilate into a cultural existence so different from their own is enough of a challenge;
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