Pros and Cons of Public School Exit Exams

Chen, Grace. "Pros and Cons of Public School Exit Exams." Public School Review.
     N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Oct. 2008.
http://www.publicschoolreview.com/articles/53




The Center of Education Policy predicts that by 2012, nearly 74% of all public schools in America will require students to pass an exit exam in order to graduate. Currently, many schools across the country have already implemented mandatory exit-course tests, often referred to as EOCs (which stands for End of Course exam). The article takes a neutral approach to the topic and weighs the opinions of people and makes a pro and con list. Some of the pros are that it helps push students that need to learn more, it goes hand in hand with the no child left behind act, and it also ensures that schools and students are performing successfully. Some of the cons are that it favors left-brain students because they are better at test taking, students with disabilities are sometimes overlooked, and it does not truly reflect students knowledge.