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LWolf

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3. This is because there is punishment for the school, and school staff,

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Wed Mar 26, 2014, 06:38 PM

Mar 2014

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.

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I didn't think opting out of testing would be a big deal; boy, was I wrong [View all] TexasTowelie Mar 2014 OP

Iowa Basics yeoman6987 Mar 2014 #1

These tests are more rigorous and high-pressure. femmocrat Mar 2014 #5

i hate the idea of the testing but questionseverything Mar 2014 #2

This is because there is punishment for the school, and school staff, LWolf Mar 2014 #3

I asked an assistant principal friend why all the parents don't just opt out. She said that the Squinch Mar 2014 #4

K & R Good article. femmocrat Mar 2014 #6

Good Article petson Mar 2014 #7

I'm glad that you enjoyed reading it TexasTowelie Mar 2014 #8