Standardized Testing As A War A number two pencil and a calculator are all you need for your fight against the world. Each student is a soldier among hundred of thousands, marching in a powerful wall towards the enemy. All the soldiers are dressed in uniform, carrying the same gun, and waiting to receive destiny. Who will fight? Who will die? A soldier’s mind wanders through unforbidden questions of, “Why am I fighting? Who is my enemy?” The student is not fighting his own intelligence but that of educational bureaucracy. Standardized testing is a futile battle. Each soldier is dressed the same, with the same boots, canteen, helmet, and even gun. A