Common core is reflected in SAT testing and often times can reflect portions of the ACT testing as well. These are two high stakes tests that many post-secondary education institutes require positive marks on. Without good scores on these exams, a student can graduate high school without a problem, however, entrance into university becomes significantly more difficult if students do not score within a certain range. Furthermore, the stress of these tests effect students’ general performance in school. It is expected that they prepare for these exams on their own time, however, they also need to prepare for their classes as well. G.P.A can be indirectly impacted by these exams as prep time reduces the time a student spends on homework and studying for low stakes tests (tests that have no large scale or public stigma, and often mean more to the individual test taker or educator). G.P.A is also a huge factor of graduating as well as getting into higher education. High stakes testing should not take time away from classroom learning which risks class room …show more content…
Teacher evaluations are focused on the return of test grades regardless of the school that he or she may teach in. Socioeconomic issues are not considered, nor is amount of minority youth in his or her classroom. If a teacher continuously does not perform to the test, they risk being furloughed by the district or having their contracts revoked by the state. They have to teach to a certain curriculum and they have to teach it all, regardless of how well their students are understanding