My Speech

Subject: Standardized Testing
Audience: School Board, High School Students
Purpose: To educate and promote change
Speaker: Hannah Kihulo, a high school student

         Ladies and gentlemen, throughout my years of high school I have seen first-hand the stress that comes with standardized testing, and i'm sure everyone in this room has experienced it at one point. As a high school student, standardized testing does not fully reflect the information we have learned. Many students with versatile talents and skills cannot show them through this method. In addition, students often feel insecure when taking standardized tests because it causes them to compare themselves to their peers. 

          If we look at the countries in the world that are at the top in education, such as Finland, it is clear that their methods our extremely different than ours. However, they are still more successful. The students in Finland do not have any standardized tests, or any tests with multiple choice questions in general.Should we continue with the methods that we are using even though they have caused us to be on the same level as numerous "Third-World" countries? As a student I believe that the school board should follow after more successful nations in order for our youth to be more accomplished.

Comments

  1. UnknownOctober 1, 2017 at 7:03 PM

    -I like the way you started your speech, letting people know how you have experienced the stress of standardized testing which is related to ethos.
    -I like how in the second paragraph you used rhetorical question and then an conclusion sentence to wrap up your speech.

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