Tests

I don’t really like tests. The SATS are a big test. I didn’t really like them very much. I don’t really think they reflect how smart someone is. I don’t think that any test reflects how smart someone is. They often reflect how well someone pays attention in class. But this certainly does not reflect how smart someone is. Someone could stay home for a week discovering how to turn lead to gold and their test grades for that week would still reflect that they were stupid. I have always done pretty well on tests because I pay attention in class. I do not however believe that this is a reflection on how smart I am. I could hypothetically be a robot hooked up to a tape recorder and I would receive the saw grades on tests as I do now, however I would not be able to carry out most practical task or be able to do well in the real world. In a way tests reflect how smart someone is, but it all depends on someone else’s definition of the word smart. I think that is the main reason why people can’t relate to tests is because tests reflect what someone else’s belief on what knowledge and being smart should be. Because of this the only person who will fully relate to a test is the author of it, and there is no reason to give the test to the author because they already have the answer key.