standardized tests are extremely important, and generally extremely easy to score high marks on. someone who "does not test well" has a problem, somewhere, some way, some how.

i do feel that standardized tests should be higher in standards, making the subjects work harder to pass the test. there are WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY too many stupid and/or ignorant people in the world today, which is 90% of the reason we as a race (humans) are stagnating.