Standardized Tests in School

I have always hated standardized tests. Sure, there are many different types of standardized tests. The SAT, the ACT that are given to all students and the numerous AP exams that are prepared with a more "exclusive" audience in mind. But they're all fundamentally flawed.
The point of a standardized test, as near as I can figure it out, is to give colleges, government officials, and prospective employers an idea of what sort of person they are dealing with. That is fine; there aren't many ways to evaluate large numbers of people quickly without resorting to some form of prepackaged sets of questions to be answered in a structured format in just a few short hours.
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