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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Where are you guys getting the idea that these tests take each kid 10-12 hours?[/quote]

Because I’m a DCPS teacher, and they do.[/quote]
For HS:
90 minutes for ELA x 3 sessions
90 minutes for Math x 2 sessions
45 minutes for Science x 4 sessions

Many schools will only test students in the mornings, so that looks like:
Get everyone accounted for, do one 90 minute session, get everyone accounted for again, and now it’s lunch time.

We have to do this for 9th grade and then 10th grade. The entire school schedule has to change to accommodate this. 11th and 12th grade students have weird extra long morning classes. This usually takes a whole month or more. Then AP exams start in May. It’s honestly terrible for everyone, not just those taking the test.[/quote]

+1000

It’s absolutely ridiculous.  It’s also why the school year should start in mid- August and end in early June.  Kids are burnt out on a month of testing and messed up schedules.  [/quote]

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