What's Working and What's Not Working in Education Today

I am not a fan of standardized testing. Although it may keep students accountable for what they learn, I do not like how teachers have to revolve their curriculum around one test. This makes the teachers stress out if they are in a inner city school, because their job depends on how well their students do on the standardized test. I don't necessarily think standardized testing should be dropped completely, but I think it could be changed to where it is not the only important thing a child should do the whole school year. I think something good about education is that people are starting to notice that so many inner city schools need help in many ways. If awareness can be spread, instead of poorer schools being avoided, then some changes could be made to help these schools become better in the future.