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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What do you think opting out will accomplish?  What does it serve?[/quote]

Why does it have to accomplish anything?  Parents make choices for their children.  OP is questioning the potential impact.  Good for OP.[/quote]

Exactly! It's surprising how many people seem to reflexively support anything public school throw at them. "Just a test" "The won't be scarred". I don't know... I guess I aim higher for my kids' educational experiences than just not being scarred!!

There should be informed decision making for parents on PARCC and many other things that impact their child's education. Perhaps too much to expect out of a public school system in this country these days? I would hope not...[/quote]

Why do you think testing is at odds with or at the expense of aiming higher for your kid's educational experience?  And how can you know you are actually aiming higher if you don't have any consistent baseline or means of assessing what your kids are getting out of their educational experience?[/quote]

OP here. This is silly. I've said repeatedly that WE ARE NOT AGAINST STANDARDIZED TESTING!!!

PARCC IS A MESS RIGHT NOW. Teachers won't be evaluated on it this year, but results WILL appear in our kids' files. That can be a problem for some.

Pretty easy to understand. [/quote]

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