[KarlInOhio]

Were these questions typical or were they the "separate the men from the boys" questions which would show which students were the great ones in class or even in the entire state. I had a physics professor who took it as a personal insult whenever someone got a 100% on his exams because once people started getting perfect scores you lost the ability to sort them based on their aptitude.

That being said, three days of testing is ridiculous. A couple of hours should be the absolute most to tell what you know unless it is some professional test like a bar exam or something like the SAT.

[jocon307]

“....three days of testing is ridiculous.”

Yes, three days of testing to determine if 3rd graders can read, and evidently all they will learn is no, 3rd graders cannot read at a 5th grade level.

You tax dollars at work folks!