Response to Elena #5

I actually took AP Psychology in high school and we discussed this topic. The education system is very flawed when it comes to standardized tests, it is more of a profit gain than trying to gauge a student's intelligence. Most students in other countries do not start taking any sort of standardized test until high school. not only that, but they get much less homework, this is to keep stress levels down. In our education, we are expected to go to school 5/7 days out of the week, 7 hours a day. This does not included transportation. We are also expected to get homework done every night, join extracurricular activities, and get 8 hours of sleep? That is the most ridiculous formula for success if you ask me. There is not time left for relaxing, enjoying other hobbies, being with friends, or spending recreational time with your family. Also, because of this stress on time, many students stay up late and do not get the necessary hours of sleep and therefore not actually learning as much as they could from the day because sleeping helps with memorization of the days events. So yes, overall I agree we need to do something about the way America runs the education system.