... in fact, trivialize learning and instructional time. Similarly, there are many resources, primarily from Kohn, Henning, and McCracken and McCracken that demonstrate the repercussions testing has on teachers. As standardized testing becomes an increasingly popular assessment tool, it is critical to look at such applications and their overall effects. The history of standardized tests lies in the recent past. Over the past thirty-five years, the American education system has experienced many changes in the area of testing, mostly as a result of the change in political climate. The idea of mandated testing began in 1983 when Ronald Regan articulated his view on the quality of public education in a radio broadcast. He proclaimed that "our education system, once the finest in the world, is in a sorry state of disrepair" (qtd. in Kornhaber & Orfield 2). He also asserted that "the quality of learning in our classrooms has been declining ...

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