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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]YY had a large class on 3rd grade (100+ kids). 
ITS/CMI do NOT teach to the test -- I suspect that most DCPS did only that for the most part of the month before the test...

FWIW: [b]Told my kid to ignore the PPARC test ("No need to read the questions. Answer randomly. Just be done with it quickly"). Not sure how many kids/parents did the same.[/b] [/quote]

Just curious, why would you tell your kid that?  My kid's not yet in a testing grade, but I'd want her to give her best effort on whatever she's working on..[/quote]

Not pp, but I think the same.  The tests make sense to politicians and "ed. reform" advocates, not actual education experts -- especially in the early years.

The teachers and admins make a big deal about the tests because it matters to *them* (the adults).  But they are spending the children's time and stressing them out over something at best irrelevant (and arguably harmful) to the children.

Countering the pressure put on the kids is one of the few ways parents can fight back against this nonsense.[/quote]

I respectfully disagree. As much as I dislike standardized testing, taxpayers and parents deserve some metrics on how the kids are doing. It's like spitting in the teachers' faces to tell kids to ignore the testing that literally can affect their livelihoods. We all should be invested in seeing good performances for our city schools.&lt;/vent&gt;[/quote]

+1. PP sounds like a real asshole. Can't you opt out of the test altogether if you want?[/quote]

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