This I Believe

Armstrong, Thomas. "15 Reasons Why Standardized Tests are Worthless." Institute 4 
        Learning.  28 February 2013. 
This article clearly states 15 reasons as to why standardized testing is worthless and does not help.  This article seems to think of everything, whether major or minor reasons but clearly explains why he believes standardized testing does not help.  I plan on using this source to support my thesis because I too believe that standardized testing does not accomplish much.  Also, this article provides facts that also back up their basic points about why they do not like standardized testing.

Morgan, Hani.  "Relying on High-Stakes Standardized Test to Evaluate Schools and Teachers: A Bad Idea." Clearing House; April 2016, Vol. 89 Issue 2, p67-72.
This article focuses on the fact that standardized testing is now what is used to show whether a teacher is an effective teach and good at what he/she does.  It also brings up some solutions to alleviate the damage in testing.  I will use this to show how it is not a good way to show if a teacher truly is a good teacher or not. Also, add my own opinion to how this could help alleviate the damage. 

Green, KE. "Differing Opinions on Testing Between Preservice and Inservice Teachers." Journal of 

          Educational Research,; September 1992, 86 1, p37-p42, 6p.

This article is all about what the title is.  It shows the different opinions Preservice teacher have on standardized tests compared to inservice teachers.  This is very significant because it shows how professional teachers tend to look at standardized tests compared to college students who are just learning about becoming a teacher.  I would use this in my paper by showing how opinions can differ or be the same compared to what category of teacher one falls under.  Then, if the results varied one way then I would say why I thought that.

Phillips, Michele.  "Standardized Tests aren't Like T-Shirts: One Size Doesn't Fit All." Multicultural Education. Fall 2006, Vol. 14 Issue 1, p52-55, 4p
This source talks about some biases and potential negatives that tend to occur with standardized tests.  Also, it talks about the fact that tests tend to be more based on language, environment, and culture, not intellectual ability.  I will use this by agreeing with the statement that it does not truly test intellectual ability. This will be the main sources that helps support my thesis.