Standardized testing is a good thing

ROUND 3 - FINAL COUNTERARGUMENTS: (Thanks for your responces)(Rebuttal for "removing students"): The "No Child Left Behind" law actually helps kids stay in school and be able to keep up with the others.(Rebuttal for "item selection"): I do not think that they were signaling anyone spasifically out - I think that they were trying to make things easier to compare then beforehand for races, ethnicity etc.(Rebuttal for "Racism"): But that is not racist - they were talking historically how the British culture effected the African culture.(Rebuttal for " economic bias"): I do not see a problem with that? What - we will just allow white people to be examples on test questions? That is more racist than actually allowing them in a test. What does tennis have to do with racism? Please explain that further.(Rebuttal for "cultures"): She was reviewing the Iowa skills test which is located in the United States, and follows the US culture. She was Latina you meantioned - if you would just look at the SAT questions for people in her native country, that will more likely fit her culture.(Rebuttal for "knowledge accuracy"): That is exactly why we have these tests in the first place - to see everyone's level and compare it to where they should be (reffering to the material on the test).(Rebuttal for "Teacher support"): I cited my evidence on this as well - a study found that more teachers support standardized testing with a vote of 2-1. Yes, it depends on the teacher, and yes, more teachers support it then those who don't.(Rebuttal for "stakes"): Because it does not matter the amount of kids the teacher has - you see, it all matters how they teacher teaches them. The number of students is irrelivent. (Rebuttal for "High stakes"): Do you have proof that these students who are "expected" to preform poorly on the tests are suspended? What score does the school need to "estimate" that they make? You see, that is a very broad assumption.(Rebuttal for "Ability"): But they still do use them - you want to get rid of the testing alltogether. You keep explaining how that country is so successful - and standardized testing (even at a secondary level) is contributing to that excelence.(Rebuttal for "Finland"): You keep using this country as an example. But Finland is a VERY VERY small country and is easier to fund and control their school districts for educational purposes. I believe we are talking about the USA banning these tests - and as we all know, the USA is one of the biggest countries in the world. And with more land to control - it faces more challenges and dissagreements for education. You cannot compare Finland's success to the USA's because the land size is much different and it is simply not possible for the USA to preform exactly like those other countries you have brought up in your previous arguments.(Rebuttal for "Racism"): It is not possible to make those test questions rasict unless there is clearly a slang or vulgur term. The previous examples which you mentioned are not racist (if they are, please explain further). And yes, there will be some racism because not every person who makes up these tests is going to be truthful about what they put on it. But the questions have to pass multiple sets of people before it offically goes on a test - and one of those people is bound to object (probobly more) which does not make racism a real issue. There is probobly even more racism going on in classrooms themselves then on these tests.(Rebuttal for "quality education"): Of course it is! That is the reason why we have these tests - so we can see where all the students are preforming at an academic level. And if they are NOT preforming up to par (as they should be) then the school can provide additional (needed) aid to the students that need it - and teach them a different way if they have to so that they understand it. This is the only way to compare preformance to the common core standards.I rest my case on this debate.(I want to thank my opponent for joining this debate. He stuck to his point and had really strong arguments. I want to additionally thank him for being serious throughout the debate to get the full benefit from the discourse on such a controversial topic. I had fun debating this topic with you and I am looking forward to your final argument and responces.)