The use of standardized tests is not something new. Everyone needs to know their importance and the importance placed on them, as well as the stress that comes with it. There are multiple-choice tests, high-stakes tests, and the dreaded time-limited tests. It is true to say that not all tests are equal; However, each of these tests has serious flaws. Standardized tests are unfair because they don't measure students' abilities, they cause unnecessary stress, and there are too many incentives to teach to the test. As Bert Lance one of them said: "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." .” This is what many people think about standardized testing. For them, tests appear to be a reliable and harmless way of measuring students' skills. A June-July 2014 Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll found that 93 percent of parents say standardized tests "should be used to identify areas in which students need additional help" and 61 % report that their children “take an appropriate number of standardized tests.” tests” (Ruby). The problem with these statistics is that parents don't know the direct effects of standardized testing, so how could they know about the testing's flaws and the harm they cause? According to educator Bill Ayers, “Standardized tests ignore the most important characteristics of being a good learner or a good person. “What they can measure and count,” he says, “are isolated skills, specific facts and functions, the least interesting and least meaningful aspects of learning” (Pollard All test). candidates answer the same questions under the same conditions, resulting in quick and superficial answers because all students reason and process differently. Standardized tests treat students as if they are all the same. ...teachers must adjust their curriculum in destructive ways to accommodate testing, just to ensure positive test scores and keep their jobs. All of these factors explain why standardized tests are unfair. Equity means everyone gets what they need, and standardized testing has yet to meet that standard. Works Cited Evans, Jasmine. “Problems with Standardized Testing.” Problems with standardized tests. Education.com, November 4, 2013. Web. December 3, 2014. McGowan, Sarah. “The Stress Test – How Today’s Standardized Tests Impact Health, Performance, and School Culture.” ADOLESCENT TRUTH. Teen Truth, April 24, 2013. Web. December 5, 2014.Pollard, Jonathan. “Standardized tests: the worst tests.” Standardized tests: the worst tests. Global Prosperity, nd Web. December 05, 2014.Ruby, Megan. “Advantages and Disadvantages of Standardized Testing.” Prezi.com. Prezi, December 7, 2014. Web. December 9. 2014.