Standardized testing determines students intelligence, and over time it has gained greater importance. This change in standardized testing was best described by Livia Gershon, a Freelance reporter, published in JSTOR daily as well as other credible sources. In accordance with Livia Gershon Testing found a way to identify kids who might go on to doing great things while avoiding wasting resources on so-called slow children as well as tracking students on the right career path(Gershon, 205). Since the 920s so many things have changed and over the years standardized testing has well gone through its own transformation. In accordance with Livia Gershon The weight pressure placed on those tests grew increased over the decades as the Cold War and the globalizing economy put a spotlight emphasized on schools production of the skilled workforce (Gershon 205). Therefore due to the need for educated workers, there has since been a rise in the relevance of standardized testing.
Due to the surge in importance of standardized testing over the years, there is a rise in stress levels in students. Christina Simpson, a Harvard graduate who mainly focuses on child learning development states, The effects impact of standardized testing has on studen
ts physical and emotional well-being are also as well quite troubling and deserve attention(Simpson 206). Most people in the 920s targeted mainly putting their kids straight to work and contributing to helping their families which caused many to view school as not essential for a good life. While nowadays students are constantly told that to succeed in life they need to go to school, Michelle Maideberg, a contributing editor of the journal of the Eastern Group psychotherapy society as well as published in various professional journals addresses in her article she states that The most commonly re frequently reported source of stress in her surveys were in school (83 percent)accounting for 83 percent, getting into a good college or deciding what to do after high school(Maideberg 207). In another survey, she states that another main cause of stress in teenagers is schoolwork. We see this rise in stress due to the competitive environment in schools. Since 946 and 964 when there was a rise in the population and throughout the years the population continues to grow we see the school environment become more competitive due to many people wanting the same jobs which only the best can have. This puts a great amount of stress on the students.