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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would only care if my child wasn't doing well in school.  But you would know that without the PARCC scores.  PARCC is a huge waste of time, money and energy.[/quote]

OP here.

DC definitely tried on the PARCC, so that's not the issue.

I'm grateful for the PARCC and other tests like it (MSA and MAPs).  My child has a learning disability.  Since forever, the school has been telling me DC is fine.  But, private, expensive testing showed that DC was actually far below grade level in the areas of his learning disability.  This doesn't show up in grades because teacher grading is not very objective and because grades are padded with many things (homework, classwork, group work) that pad DC's grade enough to bring it up.

I have been saying for years that DCs skills in this area are below grade level.  DC got an IEP but virtually no specialized instruction has been provided.

The fact that DC did not meet grade level expectations on the PARCC is completely consistent with what I see as DC's skills.  If it weren't for a test like PARCC, the school would just keep passing DC up and saying DC is fine and putting off any troubles to lack of motivation.  So, despite PARCC's flaws, I'm so very glad schools are obligated to do this kind of testing.  
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