oh golly gee, this week was fun. standardized test week. it wouldnt have been so bad... if... ahem... a certain incident didnt happen... i'll just leave that at that (and let the list imply the reason.)

but anyway, a nice rantlist that i think millions of students could agree with me on.

25 reasons to hate standardized testing

1. it really gets old.
2. we still know how to fill in bubbles. we have not forgotten, thank you very much.
3. the answer is almost always "c".
4. you take the same test just about every year.
5. if you're from my school, you take the exact same test every four months.
6. the silence... is deafening...
7. you always miss out on all the classes you want to take.
8. it really gets old.
9. it really isnt that much of a challenge to find that the word "disskushin" is spelled wrong.
10. besides, it's not like you teachers mispell words less than us... (please, dont write me on this one... i know.)
11. and seriously, does anyone know how to use commas "properly?"
12. multiple choice tests are too easy to fall asleep during.
13. it's too tempting to create pictures by filling in random bubbles.
14. be the first one to finish, and you'll be waiting for well near eternity.
15. you cant play cards. bah.
16. really, it gets old.
17. does anyone care how sally got her first bike?
18. "you will now be taking the math section of this test. please open your test book to the math section. do not turn anywhere else. please open your answer sheet to the math section. do not turn anywhere else."
19. you're allowed to use a calculator... but you may not use any calculator that has any more than four functions.
20. golly gee, someone might lose your tests, and you'll have to take it all over again...
21. cough, and your test will be shredded. sneeze, and your test will be shredded. blink loudly, and your test will be shredded. accidentally swallow your pencil, quietly signal that you're choking, then pass out on the floor with a thud... and your test will be shredded.
22. the tests' objectivity is always so subjective. (dont know what that means...)
23. i'd rather be geocaching...
24. standardized tests are not kosher. trust me, i've checked the label. it's not kosher.
25. it gets old. really.

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