The author argues that the multiple choice test created in 1914 does not belong in school testing of the 21st century 's internet age. The author declares that the multiple choice test used in standardized testing is not the most adequate form of testing. "In the Internet age, we are saddled with an educational system that was designed for the industrial age, modeled on mass production and designed for efficiency, not for high standards." The article also states that the bubble tests are not sufficient enough because it tests only a quarter of the types of knowledge students are taught. Lastly the author says that U.S high school completion rate is decreasing and that teachers are leaving their profession because of the "demoralizing testing requirements of No Child Left
The author argues that the multiple choice test created in 1914 does not belong in school testing of the 21st century 's internet age. The author declares that the multiple choice test used in standardized testing is not the most adequate form of testing. "In the Internet age, we are saddled with an educational system that was designed for the industrial age, modeled on mass production and designed for efficiency, not for high standards." The article also states that the bubble tests are not sufficient enough because it tests only a quarter of the types of knowledge students are taught. Lastly the author says that U.S high school completion rate is decreasing and that teachers are leaving their profession because of the "demoralizing testing requirements of No Child Left