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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I find this line of argument that we should withdraw from taking the tests because they're too hard for our dumb and/or poorly taught students to be astonishing.

Tests are SUPPOSED to be hard. [/quote]

No, Tests like these are supposed to measure what kids know. They should be a mix of challenging and easier questions. And teachers, parents and students should have access to the test questions and results -- exactly what kids missed.  But there is none of that. There is a vague 1, 2, 3, 4 grade, with no specifics on where are student is weak.

But we get it. You are all about punishment and grit, not what students learn or how they fare in life.[/quote]

You have a really bizarre and extreme way of thinking, pp. What is wrong with you? Are you actually a parent? I hope not.

These tests DO (or will) measure what the kids know. If the kids do poorly on them, there's something wrong -- either with the test or with the kids -- but it doesn't mean we should boycott the test for fear of finding out. That has nothing to do with "punishment."

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I am a parent. My child has a learning disability. So he will be forced to sit in front of a computer for 8 hours, trying to answer questions 5 grades about his current reading level. Common Core demands this.

So you bet I'm extreme.

You also lack empathy or the ability to think forward. What will we do when 70 percent of kids fail these tests? In many states, the tests are needed for graduation or to move forward a grade. Meanwhile, they don't tell you anything about how a child is actually learning.
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