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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Inform your school now that you will be keeping your child home on testing days and that you are opting them out of the test.  I'm sure if there is some provision that exists (which I doubt) they will let you know right away.

I do think you should inform them you have chosen to keep them home on testing day so there is no assumption your child just happened to be out.

Our school goes on lockdown with every grade affected by the seriousness of administering the test.  That's what you get when the fear of god, loss of job and bad performance evaluations driving teachers teach to the test.  It's too bad tying performance evaluations to the tests was ever implemented (I know it's been suspended this year) because the whole atmosphere in our school is really shitty and I don't see that abating just because the evaluation/performance piece isn't  around this year.

The anti-PARCC sentiment will catch up to DC, it's just not here yet.  It's like a rising tide of disgusted parents across the U.S.[/quote]

Teaching to the test is not a bad thing if it's a good test with performance assessments.  So much of the discussion of Common Core and testing is uninformed.  [/quote]

Ok. Let's assume you're right -- though I have never heard anyone say that teaching to a test is a good thing. And I am POSITIVE that our Principal disagrees -- is not a fan of PARCC. Have you looked closely at common core and the Pearson test?[/quote]

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