According to “International Test Scores”, conducted by
4brevard.com, an educational website, found
that, elementary schools scored “average” but high school is a different story.
This website states that high school students scored either basic or below in
2011.
For example, according to Mary Beth Marklein, USA TODAY, out
of all of the high school students that took the ACT in the year of 2013, only
43% of them earned a score that indicates that will succeed in the first year
of college.
What is the problem? I believe schools don’t have the right
kind of classes preparing us for what life has to offer in the long run.
Mary Beth Marklein, a Representative of US TODAY further notes, “Average scores on the nation's most widely used
college entrance exams barely budged this year, raising anew concerns that
today's high school graduates will be unprepared to compete in a global
marketplace.”
Schools should be taking automatically talking action based on these test
scores; test scores that can and will shape the future
of high school students, not only in America, but all around the world.
Has my school
started taking action? Yes, they have, as they should! We actually have a full
class devoted to preparing us to make a better score on the ACT test. It is
actually called “ACT prep.”
Marklein
ended her passage with a quote from the College Board, stating that “...Millions
of skilled jobs left unfilled here at home, it is essential to
ensure that our students are prepared for college and careers.”
For example, students in America should have a fair opportunity of getting
local jobs, just as every other country does.
My question would be… are schools putting off the need for more test prep
just because it would cause more work for themselves?
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