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These standardized tests are used by schools because they find that it is an easy way to test a student’s ability. However, the

I agree with the fact that lying is NOT okay. BUT, its also okay in certain situations. Most adults lie to their children about multiple things such as: believing there is a Santa, Tooth Fairy, Easter Bunny, etc. Some adults Some children think what they are being told is true

“No issue in the U.S. Education is more controversial than (standardized) testing. Some people view it as the linchpin of serious reform and improvement, others as a menace to quality teaching and learning” (Phelps). A tool that educators use to learn about students and their learning capabilities is the standardized test. Standardized tests are designed to give a common measure of a student’s performance. Popular tests include the SAT, IQ tests, Regents Exams, and the ACT. “Three kinds of standardized tests are used frequently in schools: achievement, diagnostic, and aptitude” (Woolfolk 550). Achievement tests can be used to help a teacher assess a student’s strengths and weaknesses in a

Standardized testing has been a major debate for over sixteen years and is still going on in some districts all over the United States. The debate is over who agrees with having standard tests in their schools and who doesn’t, although it’s mostly parents and guardians rather than students who are debating this. There are many pro’s and con’s to having standard tests in schools such as the student is too stressed to be motivated to do their work properly or perhaps it could be because the student suffers from depression whereas on the other hand, teachers are being able to tell where a student is truly at in the course and can help them get back on track and understand what it is that they are learning.

Emojis are a big part of our society. Emoji’s should be used, for people to have emotion in written communication. An article published by Los Angeles Times states, “But emojis quickly surpassed emoticon use for two key reasons: There’s a lot more people can communicate with emojis. “I can make an emoji that’s a whale or a penguin,” said Internet language expert Gretchen McCulloch.”I don’t even know how I would do that with emoticons”. McCulloch is saying that he didn’t know how emotion would be like without emojis. And how everyone uses them in everyday life. An article made by Big Think, and written by Orion Jones saying, “Because the tone of a conversation affects how we react, and because physical cues help set tone, emoticons are much

Po Bronson & Ashley Merryman in their article “why kids lie” (p80). States that parents often fail to address early childhood lying, since the lying is almost innocent. Their child’s too young to know what lies are, or that lying’s wrong. When the child gets older and learns that lies are bad, parents believe that lying will stop. A child who is going to lie must recognize the truth, intellectually conceive of an alternate reality, and be able to convincingly sell that new reality to someone else. When children first begin to lying, they lie to avoid punishment, and because of that they lie indiscriminately. One short example is, if there are two kids in room and one of them broke a television the more intelligent will call their mom to tell that he wasn’t the responsible that was his brother. By the time a child reaches school age, her reasons for lying

Recent studies indicate that this measure of ability is the best predictor of who will be a leader in an organisation.

Children can learn to tell lies from an early age, more often than not by around three years of age. This is when your child starts to realize that you are not a mind reader, in this way he can say things that are not true without you always

Standardized tests exist for administrative, political, and financial purposes, not for educational ones (institute4learning). Should teachers teach to a test? Are standardized tests worth the stress and anxiety they put upon students? All students don’t learn the same so, why test them the same. Standardized tests are damaging our education.

Ask a student to take a standardized test and they will probably groan. For any student who has gone through the American school system, they will have taken over 100 tests by the time they graduate (Strauss). Not only have they spent hours actually doing the tests, but have spent hundreds of more hours studying for these tests. Students begin taking standardized tests as early as third grade and usually take one or more a year. Standardized tests, such as the ACT, SAT, or even PACT, have gained more and more popularity throughout many schools, but how useful are they? Why should we care about standardized tests? This is a question posed by many students, parents, teachers, and the rest of the community. Why should we care? In today’s school

In various ways, standardized test are beneficial from tracking students’ progress over the years to not allowing teachers emotions to get in the way of the testing process. Standardized testing sets expectations high for students and it does hold them accountable for the same standards, which may lead to achievement gains. By looking at the students’ performance they will be able to determine how well they retain information. Also the school is able to learn what their students are able to do and what they cannot do compared to other school districts, so they would be able to improve their education system. When giving more personal assessments, it is very possible “that the teacher or person assessing the student can let their emotions or biases affect how they score that student” (Young). In most cases, standardized tests are objective. There are wrong or right answers, and there is no room for feelings or emotions. Standardized testing gives teachers guidance to help them determine what to teach students and when to teach it. Tests are highly accountable and reliable as they judge the candidates on a common platform across states and nations. Standardized testing is “a simplified way of timeline management” (A Look at the Pros and Cons of Standardized Testing). Standardized testing gives parents a good idea of how their children are doing as compared to students across the country and

Lies are like truths in disguise and I think it is acceptable to lie except it shouldn’t have a great outcome. A person should think about how their deceptions could potentially harm someone and most importantly the effects of it. In my opinion, little white-lies are fine to tell but if it is any bigger than that it shouldn’t be told. It’s always better to be truthful and honest, but every now and then if a person really needs to tell a lie, it’s alright as long as they know the effects that it entails.

Recently, emojis have entered the texting world and has changed the way communication is interpreted. Imagine getting a text and not being able to interpret whether the other person is upset or is joking around with you. As if someone texted you “What the heck?” and you have no idea whether they are angry or laughing about the situation. Which is where emojis are excellent use for communicating when you need to show the emotion you are having when you send a text. In the article, “Should that frown be upside down? Emojis make the meaning clear” by Tracey Lien explains the importance of emojis and how they can make a difference in the way individuals comprehend the message.

Abbreviations such as lol (laugh out loud), brb (be right back), and ttyl (talk to you later) are commonly used when texting, yet are not really shown in formal writing. Students reported that text speaking formal writing. “Other students use these abbreviations and other speak text in their writing, but catches their mistakes quickly”. (Cullington 364). Supporting her research Cullington asked participants to complete questionnaires’’… the research hypothesized that texting and the use of abbreviations would have a negative impact on students. However, the results did not support their hypothesis. (Cullington 369).

As if text speak and short hand writing was not bad enough already, I had read an article the other day that stated things like LOL are even getting replaced with emoticons now. So it seems that society has once again found a way to get even lazier in writing. As a father of three teenage children, I see firsthand how frustrating it can be trying to decipher exact meanings and emotions from emoticons. I have explained to them that it is fine for them to use while texting, but to not ever use this form of communication when writing. In my opinion, it makes a person sound less intelligent, or perhaps lazy. I still have to ask my wife or children sometimes what some of the text speak even means. I know many of the main ones, but some still elude