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[quote=Anonymous][quote]The stress coming out of the testing requirement isn't the cause of the problems, it's a symptom.[b] Some schools[/b] struggle with the testing requirement because [b]those schools are fundamentally flawed. [/b]They have poor administration and management, poor choices of curriculum and textbooks, and generally are not good at implementation. Getting rid of the testing requirement does not suddenly fix those schools, it only sweeps the problems under the rug. All you would be doing is hiding the problem and pretending it doesn't exist.[/quote]

So, don't punish everyone with these tests year after year that take up tens of hours of time.  If a school has been shown to be "not flawed", why make it go through all this?  If there are some "bad" schools out there, let them take the tests and focus on improving them.  Don't paint every school in the whole USA with the same brush.  There are great schools that are being made worse by this testing (note the New Jersey school where 35 teachers signed a letter---it's hardly a "failing" school).  Why should they have to spend hours on these tests?  What good does it do for them?  It's a huge waste of time and money.  Don't you agree?

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