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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]One more time. People in the opt-out movement aren't "afraid of the test" for their own child. They are rightly concerned about the quality of THE PARCC test ( not all standardized testing) in terms of its validity.  And also in terms of how high stakes tests that aren't well made will effect school culture, teacher latitude for creativity, early childhood education, narrowing of the curriculum and manufactured failure for children so tech companies can come in a "save the day".

For what its worth, it isn't just parents.  It is school officials, assessment experts and experienced educators across the whole country who have similar concerns.

So you can take your whole "scaredy-cat-parent" schtick and shove off.[/quote]

Perhaps the good news is that "scaredy-cat parent" is all they've got.  And I say "they" because I doubt it's a parent pushing this schtick. Sounds more like the rhetoric that comes out of central office when they get nervous about not getting their way and perpetuating their system.  Imagine the flack they'd get if there were a parent uprising here, the way there has been in other school systems! Imagine how they would have to scramble if the scores suddenly decreased when the advanced students eschewed the tests.[/quote]

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