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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The students at Whitman did blow off the PARC test and choose to not try at all. My DC goes there and said that the general atmosphere was kids bubbling in random answers, writing random essays and listening to music during the test. But this is not only the students fault! The teachers actively encouraged them to not take it seriously! My child's English teacher told them it doesn't matter and they don't have to really try because they don't have to actually pass. The teacher was laughing about how the school board used the word "sit" as in they only need to "sit" through the tests, not pass them. Other teachers made similar comments and basically implied that students should not try their hardest. Say what you will about what that says about the school but don't put the whole blame on the students. Regardless, this year the atmosphere was very different because the tests actually counted. Whitman's scores will probably go way up as will their Great Schools rating.[/quote]
lol... but of course, if the non W HS PARCC scores are low it's because the kids are just dumb, it's a bad school, even though they really tried hard. [/quote]

No, thats just an assumption and I don't believe that. Maybe kids at those schools weren't trying as well. But, there is obviously a higher indication that they were trying if other test scores such as MSA, SATs and so on are also low. Kids at Whitman clearly weren't trying because all the other test scores from the school are much higher.  Therefore, it is a reasonable assumption to say that Whitman kids weren't putting effort into the test. Are you implying that I'm using effortlessness as an false excuse?[/quote]

I'm not the PP, but I can't believe you're finding any excuse to defend this.

You parents ALLOWED your kids to perform like garbage in this test.  You knew beforehand that they were going to do this & you allowed them.

Like one of the PP's said, this is the time that colleges scrutinize college applicants the most.
When it comes to your child's/schools scores, are you going to write your child's college essay on the lamest excuse ever for their PARCC scores being so low?

Any excuse you give just sounds more & more ridiculous.

Face it, you allowed this to happen right under your nose & followed along blindly.  Now you want to blame everyone else but you & your kid & it just sounds comical... like watching Benny Hill.[/quote]

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