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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DCUM is so weird.  Missing a 4 by a handful of points (once) on one subject is not a big  deal.  Maybe your child is good at reading but still needs some work on their writing.  It is also a multi-day test so maybe the kid just had an off day.  The my child has only ever gotten 5s anything less would be catastrophic posters are so much weirder.[/quote]
A couple things here.

Performance on demand is a pretty critical part of life. I it’s important to know if my kid is just a practice all star and freezes in game, and it’s important to know why. You can work on that.

That’s especially true when the bar is pretty low, like it is with PARCC. My kid doesn’t get a 5 on his APs? That’s fine. My kid gets a 3 on PARCC? That’s not at grade level and I don’t know if you’ve looked at the testing standards but those standards are low. It’s less than literate for ELA, for starters. [/quote]

Uh, this is BS. I care about my kids test scores, but it's more of a reflection of whether they slept well the night before or made the effort than how they will perform in life. What is the major consequence of scoring poorly on PARCC/CAPE? Lack of bragging rights?[/quote]

Do you also feel that way about the SATs? MCAT? Bar exam?

Life is full of high stakes days. Yes, you can retake them... But then you have another high stakes day. Doing well on tests is a valuable life skill.[/quote]

MCATs and LSATs are absolutely consequential. CAPE is not. I know how well my kid is faring in school as an involved parent. DC is already attending Banneker/Basis/SWW. DC prepped for the PSATs even, but walked in and took the CAPE assessments blindly. The results will be interesting enough, but will have zero bearing on future outcomes. [/quote]

CAPE is not meant for future outcomes.  Its a tool to use to gauge if your kid is actually learning what he needs to learn at grade level currently or recently.

PP above just made a point that if your kid doesn’t do well on standardized testing then that will be a big factor in the future where there are even bigger ones.
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I'm countering that by saying that its not a make or break test. Therefore, it can also reflect how seriously kids in our city are actually taking the exam. My kid probably has 4/5s, but I know that a 3 probably is more a reflection of poor sleep or effort than her not reading on grade level. She may have been focused on completing a paper the night before or some other requirement. There are also other kids in the city who might/will probably get bored during testing and start phoning it in. Again, it's not a requirement for promotion to the next grade. What's the incentive to truly try your best? Fwiw, there are some schools where teachers have had students even take a nap during portions of the test. I am not defending this behavior at all, but I'm pointing out that a test without any tie to a future outcome might not be well respected by all students. FYI, I believe this also reflects in SAT scores for schools that sending relatively few kids to college.[/quote]

If she is reading on grade level, then a 3 is likely because she can’t write on grade level.

It’s amazing how some families make excuses instead of confronting head on the weaknesses of their kid and/or school. [/quote]

As an involved parent, your argument is immaterial to my household. I already know her capabilities without CAPE testing. I never said that this is ideal or that I didn't care about test scores. In fact, I said that I generally care about test scores. I have other exams (APs, PSATs, etc) plus viewing her work which tells me enough.

I suspect the vitriol comes from the desire to boast about test scores overall at your specific schools and frustration with the apathy that exists. If a kid's goal is simply to make it out with a HS diploma, I understand the lack of incentive for said kid to prioritize the SATs. He/she will still sit for the exam with the rest of the class, per DCPS policy. I can understand the frustration and I never invalidated feeling that way. I pointed out the reality that some aren't trying as hard as others and some kids' scoring is moreso a reflection of the past 12-24 hours of their lives (quality sleep, adequate meals, a low stress environment). [/quote]

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