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[quote=Anonymous][quote]I really don't get all the nonsense about what people claim as "endless long tests" - My DC's school spent a grand total of one study hall session going over test format and mechanics, and then a half day on English PARCC testing and a half day on Math PARCC testing. DC said both tests were a piece of cake. I really don't see testing as any major intrusion or time consumer taking away from DC's education. If schools are taking more time from kids than that, then they are likely doing a lot of other things wrong as well.[/quote]

Did the testing help you or your child in any way, shape or form?  Was it worth the expense of the test and the time (however little it was) for him to take it?  Did you learn something that you didn't already know from the test?  Did you learn something you didn't know about his school and his teachers?    Do you feel that he is taking it to help those in the "other" schools to get up to speed with him or his school?   In sum, do the benefits outweigh the disadvantages?

Everyone is asking themselves these questions and everyone may not be coming up with the same answers.  However, I would wager that your child will not be affected one way or another by these tests.  So why pay for them?   [/quote]

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