In my experience as a student there …show more content…
For example, my high school offered different science classes that did not correlate. Freshman year required biology, sophomore year I took chemistry, and senior year I took physics. While being in those classes, I know I “learned” a lot because I got A’s in all of them. However, if you were to ask me basic questions today about the science classes, I would not be able to answer the basic California state standards questions that they require we learn because I memorized facts, rather than translating it into knowledge.
Though I don’t know a lot about the educational state standards, I remember taking STAR Tests (Standardized Testing and Reporting) throughout elementary school, middle school, and part of high school. These tests strictly