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GAWD I hate this high-stakes testing BS
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<blockquote data-quote="keista" data-source="post: 525190" data-attributes="member: 11965"><p>((((HUGS)))) Tell difficult child no one likes these tests except for politicians.</p><p></p><p>And if anyone is thinking that these tests are easier for smart kids, think again. Since we do have the luxury of retakes, I kept son home from school yesterday so he'd miss the second half of reading. WHY His classroom temp was set at "sauna". Thermostats are controlled by the district so it could not be adjusted and guess what else? No windows in that room for ventilation! He managed the test fine, but was complete spent by the end of the day due to additional stressors, so, retakes it was. The girls spent about an hour complaining about the tests last night. Too long, too boring, nothing to do when they finish early. DD2 <em><strong>was</strong></em> looking forward to the math part, but she's already burnt out by the reading. It's just <u><em><strong>TOO</strong></em></u> much for any kid.</p><p></p><p>Good news due to the budget cuts - most states are only doing one set of tests - their state test. Used to be a state test and NRTs(?) - some national standardized test. At least here, that one's been dropped. in my opinion we should just have a single national test, then at least we could compare all states on equal footing.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="keista, post: 525190, member: 11965"] ((((HUGS)))) Tell difficult child no one likes these tests except for politicians. And if anyone is thinking that these tests are easier for smart kids, think again. Since we do have the luxury of retakes, I kept son home from school yesterday so he'd miss the second half of reading. WHY His classroom temp was set at "sauna". Thermostats are controlled by the district so it could not be adjusted and guess what else? No windows in that room for ventilation! He managed the test fine, but was complete spent by the end of the day due to additional stressors, so, retakes it was. The girls spent about an hour complaining about the tests last night. Too long, too boring, nothing to do when they finish early. DD2 [I][B]was[/B][/I] looking forward to the math part, but she's already burnt out by the reading. It's just [U][I][B]TOO[/B][/I][/U] much for any kid. Good news due to the budget cuts - most states are only doing one set of tests - their state test. Used to be a state test and NRTs(?) - some national standardized test. At least here, that one's been dropped. in my opinion we should just have a single national test, then at least we could compare all states on equal footing. [/QUOTE]
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