For students to perform well on standardized tests, they rely on their teachers. Several teachers interviewed said they had put in hours of extra planning and hundreds of dollars to create more interesting lessons. They said they have to be extremely organized and strictly enforce classroom rules. (Watanabe). Some teachers are under so much pressure that they force instruction to focus solely on and until the test. The pressure to improve student test scores in California and across the country often meets with scorn from teachers who say they are forced to throw away creativity and “teach to pass the test.” (Watanabe). If somehow the test was based on what students learn, then students could get better scores. Teachers are unanimous in their belief that high-stakes testing should be aligned with curriculum and teaching and are expected to know this – and that teachers should be involved in the process. (Nina and Sol Hurwitz). Teachers should continue to teach to the test, the standardized test will end up being a simple exam that every student should find easy to take. If high-stakes testing adequately covers the essential material to be learned in each grade, these practices can improve classroom teaching. Teaching to a series of well-designed tests can improve both test scores and student achievement. (Crone). Even Enamorado 6 although teaching to the test is another beneficial factor, it doesn't always work. High-stakes testing's reliance on state-mandated assessments as the dominant or sole criterion for graduation or promotion may threaten the teacher's fragile abilities to meet diverse students n...... middle of paper ..... .or with standardized testing used in schools and other places, the United States is creating many different ways to raise the standards for our future education. Despite being one of the most educated countries in the world, the United States' level of education has declined over the past decade. Standardized testing has failed in many ways to benefit public education. Furthermore, it has proven to cause him more problems. These tests do not address what a student is fully capable of and do not represent how intelligent he or she is. Schools are closed due to a lack of Enamorado 8 students who are unable to meet the requirements set by their state. The question still remains whether standardized tests are beneficial to public school systems?