Arreaga, Jose

APRIL 14, 2015

JOSE ARREAGA
PERSUASIVE SPEECH
PROFESSOR JENNIGS
Minimize Standardize Tests

Topic
The main theme of my persuasive speech is on minimizing the
Standardized Tests.
Messag
Persuasive speech on minimizing the Standardized Tests has
unintended consequences, causes segregation, and an unreliable indictor of
students success.
Purpose
To enhance audience awareness of Standardized Test failed system
I would like to inform a crowd of individual on a relatable topic. At the
Performance
same time I would like to enhance my speech style when giving a persuasive
speech. Accurate description and efficient communication will make myself
address Standardized Testing failing system.
Introduction:

Audience Attention: Hold and Display the Standardized Test Score Sheet
It has probably affect you in the past or right now.

Thesis Statement:

In three evident ways Standardize tests.

1. Unintended Consequences
2. Segregation
3. Unreliable Indicator

Main Speech:
Introduction of Standardize Tests

Requirements: 1. Same Questions 2. Scored Compare

Intentional Benefits: 1. Students Performance 2. Better than a GPA 3.
Impress Media coverage (testingiseasy.com)
1. Unintended Consequences. (Society Conflicts)
->U.S. Government has viewed standardize testing inefficient.
(Washington Post)
In both their Benefits i.e. Students Performance and Better than
a GPA
-> No Child Left behind Act signed by former President George W. Bush
2001.

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Reform the amount of annual tests and techniques for low resource
schools.
-> Atlanta Georgia: Ten Teachers fired for cheating (N.P.R.)
More than 40 out of 50 states: teacher cheat on student tests.
2. Segregation (School to Farm)
->Globally: China Qaokao and North Korea Sunni
Frequent Punishments: Military Rigor ad Harsh Disciplines.
***Job depends on how well student do in test.
9K students in Maotanchang only 80% pass
2M Chinese students take Qaokao
Passing score is 600 pts out of 750 those who fail either factory or
farm.
3. Unreliable Indicator (Pay to Jump)
-> Test Prep Courses: Princeton Review (Discovery News)
Have special paid classes for students to get a better score.
***Average of $200 dollars are spent per student for a special
course
Accessible to media: Puts pressure on College and High school
directors and teacher
-> Students Life: Reported that there were 2K Tweets regarding the use
of Adderall
China and North Korea have an incline of suicide rates weeks
before official test days.
Conclusion:
Finally, we see that the REAL effects of Standardized testing. From the unintended
consequences (society conflicts), segregation (school to farm), and unreliable
indicator (pay to jump):
We see that Standardize Test has
100% failed the test.
Works Cited:
Feb 25. Valerie Strass. http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answersheet/wp/2015/02/25/did-no-child-left-behinds-test-based-reforms-fail-or-not/
Jan 2014. http://www.testingiseasy.com/standardized-test-purpose/ Student News
Daily.

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March 30, 2014 The NewsMagazine For Teens. UPFRONT Magazine.

Www.upfrontmagazine.com
April 13, 2015. National Public Radio. http://www.npr.org/player/v2/mediaPlayer.html?
action=1&t=1&islist=false&id=399516158&m=399516159
April 23, 2014. Laci Green. Discover News. https://youtu.be/q1mBLIksQ6M
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