This Week in Politics: Obama Says Students Should Take Less Tests

President Obama announced this week that he believes students should take less tests. This doesn't mean that Obama thinks they shouldn't take tests at all (Bummer, I know!), but that he believes students should take less standardized tests. He believes there are many more accurate ways to measure a students proficiency, competence, and development.

As part of the President's new wave of education laws, Obama said that he believed students should not see tests as punishments and should take tests in a less pressured environment. He feels that students not only need to learn the facts, but also need to be taught about the world and what is going on around them. Obama believes students will do well in subjects they are interested in and that they need real life experience to do well. Obama is urging schools to use standardized testing just as a mode to gage their student's abilities and then should teach an appropriate curriculum from there.

Obama proposed plans to put a plan in to effect that would replace standardized tests with classes to prepare students for college and their careers by 2020.

What do you think of this idea of phasing out standardized testing? Do you think it will help students be more prepared for their futures? Share your thoughts.