English Education With (Less) Standardization

The instruction of reading and writing in America has progressed exponentially over the past several centuries. With technological advances, communication both within this field and within the world has changed drastically; and when communication changes, so does just about everything else! This led to the development of standardized testing. Although a plethora of standardized tests have the benefit of providing a general standard for education, English teachers should not be required to teach to specific state qualifications, as this results in a focus on semantics instead of actual education.