Public Highschool students ought not be required to take a standardized testing exam to graduate.

When anyone takes the debate this is going to be in the format of Lincoln-Douglas. If you don't know format it is: 1) Aff, Cross-X, 2) Neg, Cross-X, 3)AFF rebuttal, 4) Neg rebuttal, and the 5th and final round Aff rebuttal. Everyone has pleanty of time to state their cases. Affirmative: HSEE I would like to thank the negative and respect his/her case in this debate. I stand of the affirmed side of the resolution. Resolved: Public High School students of the United States ought not be required to take a standardized exit exam to graduate. I would like to state my definitions for this round: Definitions: Public High School :A learning center for grades 9-12 in which teachers teach to the standards the teachers and students are suppose to meet. United States : A union of 50 states that are all entitled to a free public school education. Self-Actualization - the achievement of one's full potential through creativity, independence, spontaneity, and a grasp of the real world. Self-Esteem - a realistic respect for or favorable impression of oneself; self-respect. Hierarchy - any system of persons or things ranked one above another. Just - guided by truth, reason, justice, and fairness Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs-4 steps in pyramid that reaches to that one common goal of self-actualization. This leads to the most essential things in life. A philosophy. My value for this round is: Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs. Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs states that everyone should have the physical components such as oxygen, food, and water, next is safety needs such as, law enforcement or ambulance or even the safety of friends and family, next is love, such as, parental love and love from friends, next is self esteem knowing your worth, and finally self actualization, such as, doing what is your dream. This links to the test because if the esteem fails because you failed the test, your whole pyramid fails. My criterion for this round is: The test itself. The test itself links to my value because it shows on Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs that if you fail this test you will lose each and every one of those slowly and painfully. Contention A: Selfp-esteem. Self-esteem is my contention because it goes with Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs and 2) it's a good reason why not to take this test. Sub point I: Failure. Failure on this exam will interrupt the philosophy of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs. This is true because if someone fails that person goes onto self-doubt and doesn't get to that self-actualization. That person will lose not only the respect for themselves but from their own peers. Sub point II: Self-actualization. This is the long term effects that will have on the person. They will never, in between ages 20-35, be able to reach that self-achievement of which they are granted, unless of which gets a burst of confidence. Contention B: Just. This links back to self-esteem in Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, if a person's unjust to that person than the self-esteem goes down. Sub point I: Left vs. right brain. The Left brain used for the test. Those kids can probably ace the test easily, but what about the other people? Those kids are right brained or basically just use their imagination or creativity to be better at art or performing arts. Those kids have hard enough time in there Algebra classes and English. Why give them a test their brain is very weak to. Contention C: Motivation. Motivation goes back to Maslow's philosophy of those needs and as well as the test. Sub point I: Studying. The test covers everything that is done within the years. I don't think nor do many other people think that a person will have all their notes from 6th to 12th grade. If this test plays a big role it's to get prepared for a high stakes test that measures everything from 6th to 12th grade that that person doesn't have the key to yet. Because of these reasons I would like to stand firm on the AFF side of this debate round and state that my value is: Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs and my criterion is the test itself. I am now open for cross-examination and points of clarification. Thank you.