Wayne State University professor Michael Peterson commented about standardized testing and how effective the results are in determining a student's success. Peterson said that success is measured by looking at the whole student, not standardized test scores. \"We ought to be developing children as whole human beings, and while academic performance and learning is obviously critical, the partnering with families and other community resources are about growing human beings,\" Peterson said. He added that the purpose of the standardized movement is the belief system that the purpose of school is to create workers. \"If and in fact your role is to create workers, you really don\'t care if you are creating functionally healthy kids to become socially and emotionally healthy adults except as it contributes to whether or not they are going to be a good employee for you.