I don't get the nastiness toward parents who opt-out, or are considering it, on these threads.

It's not as though PARCC tests have been a stunning success on the ed reform front in this city, or anywhere else.

If you want PARCC testing for your children, enjoy! Leave those who differ alone already.

+100.

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Anonymous wrote:Repeat, parents should be able to make their own choices about what sort of standardized testing works for their families. I never took standardized tests before taking the PSAT, SATs and APs. My scores were high and I went on to an Ivy.

If you controlling busybodies see great value in having your children take the PARCC, terrific, Go for it. If you don't, march to your own drummer. Just as good. End of story.

So are you opting out? What will your child do during testing? Have you let the school know and what did they say?

Yes, opting out. Our principal doesn't seem to mind, but expects parents to deal with the kid during testing blocks. One of us will take the kid out but stay nearby, take a walk, visit the public library nearby, then return the kid to class. Bit of a hassle but we don't mind.

What school is that were a principal signed off on that, I just can't imagine it being allowed to leave the school and come back!

No different than taking your kid out for a medical appointment and returning them to school afterwards. You sign in at the front desk, sign out and repeat. Many parents do this everyday. DCPS doesn't require the kid to miss the whole day of school if they need to leave for an hour or two. That's never been the policy.

You're going to leave work, show up, and sign your kid out for an hour every day? That's ludicrous. Spend your time and energy and money on something that actually makes a difference and helps your school.

Who are you to tell PP what makes a difference and helps her DCPS school?

Maybe teaching, and helping, her kid not to follow the crowd, will make the greatest difference of all. Maybe the 21st century corporate-public school nexus is what's "ludicrous."

Yeah right. As IF you won't be enrolling Larlo in all the SAT Prep classes you can find. The fact is, you've decided PARCC is a bugaboo where you can demonstrate how hio and different you are.

From what I've observed of parents I know who opt out here at Lafayette, they're very involved in the school and don't seek attention for opting out. The opposite.

What standardized tests are GOOD? We need something. I'm happy to protest PARCC if there is a better alternative out there.

NP. Get a life, people.

You're starting to sound like the hillbillies in my small town who gave my dad a hard time when he opted out of the war in Vietnam.

Let other parents act their own consciences, and minds. Hundreds of thousands of parents opt out around the country.

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Anonymous wrote:Repeat, parents should be able to make their own choices about what sort of standardized testing works for their families. I never took standardized tests before taking the PSAT, SATs and APs. My scores were high and I went on to an Ivy.

If you controlling busybodies see great value in having your children take the PARCC, terrific, Go for it. If you don't, march to your own drummer. Just as good. End of story.

So are you opting out? What will your child do during testing? Have you let the school know and what did they say?

Yes, opting out. Our principal doesn't seem to mind, but expects parents to deal with the kid during testing blocks. One of us will take the kid out but stay nearby, take a walk, visit the public library nearby, then return the kid to class. Bit of a hassle but we don't mind.

What school is that were a principal signed off on that, I just can't imagine it being allowed to leave the school and come back!

No different than taking your kid out for a medical appointment and returning them to school afterwards. You sign in at the front desk, sign out and repeat. Many parents do this everyday. DCPS doesn't require the kid to miss the whole day of school if they need to leave for an hour or two. That's never been the policy.

You're going to leave work, show up, and sign your kid out for an hour every day? That's ludicrous. Spend your time and energy and money on something that actually makes a difference and helps your school.

Who are you to tell PP what makes a difference and helps her DCPS school?

Maybe teaching, and helping, her kid not to follow the crowd, will make the greatest difference of all. Maybe the 21st century corporate-public school nexus is what's "ludicrous."

Yeah right. As IF you won't be enrolling Larlo in all the SAT Prep classes you can find. The fact is, you've decided PARCC is a bugaboo where you can demonstrate how hio and different you are.

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Anonymous wrote:I am am opting out parent. I am always amazed at the amount of hostility and derision that come from the parents who aren’t opting out. Why do you care so much? You want rondoniense test—knock yourselves out. Have fun. But leave the rest of us enlightened parents alone.

Send your kid to a Waldorf school and let the rest of us "unenlightened" parents work to support our public schools and all learners. Bye bye.

Why should we use Waldorf schools? Because DC law says that our children cannot attend public school if we opt out, or cannot advance to the next grade? It manifestly does not.

Unfortunately, we're stuck with you in the system, hon, and you're stuck with us.

Yes, we're all stuck together, which is why it grates enormously that you decide to presumptuously and ostentatiously opt yourself out.

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Anonymous wrote:Repeat, parents should be able to make their own choices about what sort of standardized testing works for their families. I never took standardized tests before taking the PSAT, SATs and APs. My scores were high and I went on to an Ivy.

If you controlling busybodies see great value in having your children take the PARCC, terrific, Go for it. If you don't, march to your own drummer. Just as good. End of story.

So are you opting out? What will your child do during testing? Have you let the school know and what did they say?

Yes, opting out. Our principal doesn't seem to mind, but expects parents to deal with the kid during testing blocks. One of us will take the kid out but stay nearby, take a walk, visit the public library nearby, then return the kid to class. Bit of a hassle but we don't mind.

What school is that were a principal signed off on that, I just can't imagine it being allowed to leave the school and come back!

No different than taking your kid out for a medical appointment and returning them to school afterwards. You sign in at the front desk, sign out and repeat. Many parents do this everyday. DCPS doesn't require the kid to miss the whole day of school if they need to leave for an hour or two. That's never been the policy.

You're going to leave work, show up, and sign your kid out for an hour every day? That's ludicrous. Spend your time and energy and money on something that actually makes a difference and helps your school.

So many assumptions. I work from a home office very near the school, and this is slow season in my line of work. I come and go from the building all the time, volunteering a lot. Testing at our school will take place on part of four days.

What's ludicrous is deciding what works for other families. Worry about your own.

But I thought this was "civil disobedience", not a private decision about what "works" for your family?

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Anonymous wrote:Repeat, parents should be able to make their own choices about what sort of standardized testing works for their families. I never took standardized tests before taking the PSAT, SATs and APs. My scores were high and I went on to an Ivy.

If you controlling busybodies see great value in having your children take the PARCC, terrific, Go for it. If you don't, march to your own drummer. Just as good. End of story.

So are you opting out? What will your child do during testing? Have you let the school know and what did they say?

Yes, opting out. Our principal doesn't seem to mind, but expects parents to deal with the kid during testing blocks. One of us will take the kid out but stay nearby, take a walk, visit the public library nearby, then return the kid to class. Bit of a hassle but we don't mind.

What school is that were a principal signed off on that, I just can't imagine it being allowed to leave the school and come back!

No different than taking your kid out for a medical appointment and returning them to school afterwards. You sign in at the front desk, sign out and repeat. Many parents do this everyday. DCPS doesn't require the kid to miss the whole day of school if they need to leave for an hour or two. That's never been the policy.

You're going to leave work, show up, and sign your kid out for an hour every day? That's ludicrous. Spend your time and energy and money on something that actually makes a difference and helps your school.

Who are you to tell PP what makes a difference and helps her DCPS school?

Maybe teaching, and helping, her kid not to follow the crowd, will make the greatest difference of all. Maybe the 21st century corporate-public school nexus is what's "ludicrous."

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Anonymous wrote:I am am opting out parent. I am always amazed at the amount of hostility and derision that come from the parents who aren’t opting out. Why do you care so much? You want rondoniense test—knock yourselves out. Have fun. But leave the rest of us enlightened parents alone.

Send your kid to a Waldorf school and let the rest of us "unenlightened" parents work to support our public schools and all learners. Bye bye.

Why should we use Waldorf schools? Because DC law says that our children cannot attend public school if we opt out, or cannot advance to the next grade? It manifestly does not.

Unfortunately, we're stuck with you in the system, hon, and you're stuck with us.

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Anonymous wrote:Repeat, parents should be able to make their own choices about what sort of standardized testing works for their families. I never took standardized tests before taking the PSAT, SATs and APs. My scores were high and I went on to an Ivy.

If you controlling busybodies see great value in having your children take the PARCC, terrific, Go for it. If you don't, march to your own drummer. Just as good. End of story.

So are you opting out? What will your child do during testing? Have you let the school know and what did they say?

Yes, opting out. Our principal doesn't seem to mind, but expects parents to deal with the kid during testing blocks. One of us will take the kid out but stay nearby, take a walk, visit the public library nearby, then return the kid to class. Bit of a hassle but we don't mind.

What school is that were a principal signed off on that, I just can't imagine it being allowed to leave the school and come back!

No different than taking your kid out for a medical appointment and returning them to school afterwards. You sign in at the front desk, sign out and repeat. Many parents do this everyday. DCPS doesn't require the kid to miss the whole day of school if they need to leave for an hour or two. That's never been the policy.

You're going to leave work, show up, and sign your kid out for an hour every day? That's ludicrous. Spend your time and energy and money on something that actually makes a difference and helps your school.

So many assumptions. I work from a home office very near the school, and this is slow season in my line of work. I come and go from the building all the time, volunteering a lot. Testing at our school will take place on part of four days.

What's ludicrous is deciding what works for other families. Worry about your own.

Anonymous wrote:I am am opting out parent. I am always amazed at the amount of hostility and derision that come from the parents who aren’t opting out. Why do you care so much? You want rondoniense test—knock yourselves out. Have fun. But leave the rest of us enlightened parents alone.

Send your kid to a Waldorf school and let the rest of us "unenlightened" parents work to support our public schools and all learners. Bye bye.

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Anonymous wrote:Repeat, parents should be able to make their own choices about what sort of standardized testing works for their families. I never took standardized tests before taking the PSAT, SATs and APs. My scores were high and I went on to an Ivy.

If you controlling busybodies see great value in having your children take the PARCC, terrific, Go for it. If you don't, march to your own drummer. Just as good. End of story.

So are you opting out? What will your child do during testing? Have you let the school know and what did they say?

Yes, opting out. Our principal doesn't seem to mind, but expects parents to deal with the kid during testing blocks. One of us will take the kid out but stay nearby, take a walk, visit the public library nearby, then return the kid to class. Bit of a hassle but we don't mind.

What school is that were a principal signed off on that, I just can't imagine it being allowed to leave the school and come back!

No different than taking your kid out for a medical appointment and returning them to school afterwards. You sign in at the front desk, sign out and repeat. Many parents do this everyday. DCPS doesn't require the kid to miss the whole day of school if they need to leave for an hour or two. That's never been the policy.

You're going to leave work, show up, and sign your kid out for an hour every day? That's ludicrous. Spend your time and energy and money on something that actually makes a difference and helps your school.

Anonymous wrote:I find it interesting that so many states have dropped this test. It’s not just another test it is a huge time suck and I hope large numbers of opt outs will lead to some reconsidering the value.

They may be dropping PARCC, but there's no way that states are going to drop ALL standardized testing. It's actually really important that schools be able to assess how well children are learning on a standardized basis. I know there are concerns about PARCC and how the standardized test scores are used, but I find it incredibly privileged and uncooperative to act like your children are too good to take part in a system that helps the school assess whether it's working for all kids.