Standardized Testing

by NicoleMuller

November 16, 2013

My cerebellum, lacking its consumption, cannot consume

more than the plate that is offered.

More true, each letter be left, then right, then left again.

By narrow-minded expenditure I lost

my appetite for creativity in knowledge.

I have devoured what is smart;

not what considers wisdom.

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NicoleMullerNov 16, 2013

<p>This poem is written to be an image of a scantron, which represents standardized testing across public school boards in the US.  This is seen when I stated, "left, then right, then left again".  That line is the action of filling in letter choices A,B,C, or D on a scantron.</p>