In Response

In the blog E Pluribus Unum the author makes a good argument about the excessive involvement the government has in the American education system. The mandatory standardized testing that the government implements not only makes teaching more difficult but also makes poor students. When the teachers have to spend much of their time preparing their students to take a test they are not able to actually teach the students anything but instead they merely teach them how to take a test. The students themselves don’t even learn anything except on how to take a test, and only excel at using the process of elimination. I do believe the government should have some involvement and that there should be a curriculum but they should do away with standardized testing and give teachers a chance to actually teach.