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1 posted on 09/08/2013 8:08:40 PM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

And then they claim they are pro-education.

There are issues with high-stakes testing but simply refusing to participate is a fool’s response.


2 posted on 09/08/2013 8:19:56 PM PDT by Fai Mao (Genius at Large)
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To: Olog-hai

You can opt out of a test but you cannot opt out of a teacher showing a porn film to them throwing them a condom and telling them to have at it”?


3 posted on 09/08/2013 8:22:50 PM PDT by GeronL
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To: Olog-hai

Blaming the tests for the poor state of education is like blaming the gun for the crime. If Little Precious is stressed out by a test then he or she is in for a hard life in the real world.


4 posted on 09/08/2013 8:31:29 PM PDT by Some Fat Guy in L.A. (Still bitterly clinging to rational thought despite it's unfashionability)
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To: Olog-hai

No wonder the Indians and Chinese are kicking our ass.


5 posted on 09/08/2013 8:32:54 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: Olog-hai

Standardized tests are ridiculously easy to pass. If little Johnny can’t pass it, he should quit high school and get a job at McDonald’s.


6 posted on 09/08/2013 8:41:01 PM PDT by BuckeyeTexan (There are those that break and bend. I'm the other kind. ~Steve Earle)
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To: Olog-hai

This is interesting.

Standardized tests are norm-referenced. Scores are based on how other students score. It’s all one big curve.

My homeschooled daughter was upset when she got a 98% instead of a perfect score. I said that kids don’t really get 100%, because they throw in questions that kids aren’t expected to know yet (above grade level).

She really thought that was unfair.


8 posted on 09/08/2013 8:49:23 PM PDT by agrarianlady
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My sister is in med school, she’s always studying and testing.

A doctor who hasn’t taken tests is one I would avoid.


16 posted on 09/09/2013 12:07:35 AM PDT by RginTN
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Modern American public school curricula is designed to produce unimaginative functionaries that lack critical thinking skills. If not for homeschooling, this nation would have no hope of survival.


17 posted on 09/09/2013 2:56:00 AM PDT by EricT. (Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength. Big brother is watching you.)
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Good luck with that in Virgina, Spanky.

SOL’s in high school are required for graduation.

Although you could certainly get away with it for middle and elementary.


19 posted on 09/10/2013 5:49:49 PM PDT by SoftballMominVA
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