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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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The Common Core standards do not demand that he sit in front of a computer for 8 hours. The testing requirement is in the No Child Left Behind Act, and the requirements about accommodations come from the US Department of Education.

Also, I don't understand in what way the tests don't tell you anything about the child's learning. [b]If the child can't pass the grade-level test[/b], then the child is not at grade level -- right?[/quote]

The tests cherry-pick certain standards and over emphasize them. So you will never know exactly which standard your child is weak in to be able to target that area. Instead, a child will drown trying to improve on every standard.[/quote]

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