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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is so funny. Billions of people around the world live in countries where standardized, country-wide exams are the norm for every class and grade. Your "opt out!" frenzy is comedic.[/quote]

are you a shill?  there's nothing "comedic" about a national movement of opting out of lengthy, imposed standardized tests.[/quote]

I think it's funny...  but in a sad way, kind of like the anti-vaxxers...   "Testing's gonna fry yer kid's brain and make him artistic!"[/quote]

I am in an education support position (NOT a teacher affected by the results) in a DCPS and also have a kid in 1st grade - and am completely against the PARCC test specifically and "high-stakes" testing in general.  But I don't think actually taking the test will hurt MY kid in any substantive way - though I'm certain that it will be a frustrating experience.

After the training we have received and after taking about half of the practice tests I think it flawed - the format is cumbersome and time consuming - doing the reading comprehension online is exhausting with all the flipping back and forth and having to find the right place.  And some of the questions are just so poorly worded, check out the math sections.

In addition, the shear about of time going into this test in terms of hours and hours spent by all levels at DCPS is such a waste - for many the regular school year might as well end next week as so much of our focus will be on this test.

I really don't see similarities to the anti-vaxxers.[/quote]

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