I suffered though those waste of time tests for years as a kid. I just don't think they showed anything except bragging rights for parents of the upper percentiles. Keep in mind that we are only on this Earth for a short time and we lost a couple days of our lives taking those "waste of time" tests. Unfortunately it does not seem that anything has changed.

A lot has changed, actually.

I would never have the kids opt out......if it means the school will fail which will mean defunded


this line from article is true.....Or perhaps they fear that when the professor’s child opts out, others will follow?” Several said, “They want your kids’ scores to up their averages.” Maybe.

when everybody doesn't take the test.

It's not that we all can't wait to test your kids; it's that our school, our district, and we as teachers pay a price for that.

The only way to change that situation is to encourage families to opt out en masse. If that happened a few times, then the testocrats would come, barrels loaded, for families opting out by threatening your child's educational future in some way. But it might make a difference in the long run.

funding to the school will collapse if there is not a near unanimity of children testing.

It's about the money. Which in itself is a form of coercion of parents, schools and children.

She pretty much covers the real reasons for all the testing. Although she didn't mention that there are people making lots of money from the tests, and they are not inside the schools.

I really want to say that if the money is taken for the genuine reason, then i don't think parent must have any issue that.
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