I think that the school relies to much on testing, i personally believe that testing does not show ones knowledge of a topic but it shows their ability to memorize facts and be able to have them at hand.  It does not determine how smart the person really is or what they know.  Everyone always says were all different, so why are we tested the same way.  If you tell a monkey to climb a tree, he will preform flawlessly.  If you tell a fish to do the same job, he wont even be able to get to the tree.  We all have our own weaknesses and strengths and everyone is better at somethings then others.