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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Geez.  Rising K'er here.  Can't believe someone is going to test my kid on a computer this coming year.  All it's going to tell them is that this kid's parents decided not to train her on computers until she's older.
How incredibly stupid.[/quote]

Maybe you'd like to hold off on deciding how incredibly stupid this is until your child has actually started kindergarten?[/quote]

Right.  Because I really need to see how it goes before I can conclude that testing a K'er doesn't tell you much anyway (already more than proven that these sorts of tests are meaningless until 8 years old) and that testing a kid on a computer who doesn't use computer is going to have results that are questionable at best.   Nope, I think I got it.[/quote]

Your kid will have been taught how to use a computer by the time they test him/her. [/quote]

Maybe that will work, maybe not.  But nonetheless, I haven't heard any reasonable justification for why we need a standardized, computer-based test of Kindergarteners.  [/quote]

This test is actually informative for parents- unlike the MSAs, etc.  You can find out if your child has a problem with math or reading and it also identifies if your child is off the charts.  I am not sure why you are so resistant.  The kids think it's fun- they get to be  on a computer.  The school spends no time prepping for it so I can't understand what your objection is unless you don't want your child to learn to use a computer, read, and do math.  [/quote]

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