It's the one time of year when it seems like every teacher, administrator, and even student is stressed. Parents force their children to go to bed at a decent time, eat a healthy breakfast and not forget their number two pencil. It's time for TCAP testing. Standardized testing has been a norm for over seventy-five years in almost all industrialized countries. From state-regulated testing to the “college-worthy” ACT and SAT, standardized testing has become a dreaded rite of passage for every student. The first record of standardized testing comes from China. It was created to test the knowledge of Confucian poetry and philosophy of men applying for government jobs. In 1905, a man named Alfred Binet created his own "standardized intelligence test." Binet's standardized test was later used to develop the modern IQ test. It was at the start of World War I that standardized testing became standard practice in the United States. The "Army Mental Test" was designed to use aptitude quizzes to assign jobs to U.S. military personnel during the war. This was an intelligence test as well as a personality test for soldiers to determine where their abilities would be most beneficial. This form of standardized testing was created for the sole purpose of better serving our country. Based on the results, the test tells you your strengths and weaknesses and assigns you a task accordingly. Today, it is more widely accepted that standardized tests should be used as a form of measurement for educational purposes. When it was first used in schools, it was meant to serve as a tool to identify students' strengths and weaknesses. Standardized testing was created as part of a public policy strategy to create more robust tests...... middle of paper ...... and focus on tools and resources that they will need to continue their studies. Overall, standardized testing should not be allowed in schools. Without direct academic results, it is useless. The No Child Left Behind Act is a great idea, but it should involve different methods of testing students and adapting the idea of ​​non-standardized testing. This alternative would solve many of the problems this topic faces today. ?q=Georgia+Cheating+Standardized+Tests&qpvt=georgia+cheating+standardized+tests&FORM=NWRFSH&adlt=stricthttp://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/11/opinion/l-anxiety-about-the-sat-329428 .htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2013/04/02/justice/georgia-cheating-scandal/http://classroom.synonym.com/differences-between-standardized-nonstandardized-assessments-4442.html