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.
If you oppose standardized testing, taking the test is the least damaging. The rest of the school year wasted on teaching to the test is where the real damage is done. As far as the stress of taking the test goes, kids need to learn at some point. Eventually those kids either learn how to take tests or learn how to use the fryer at McDonald’s.
” including the stress they believe it brings on young students,”
BLAH BLAH. Just take the tests, you cretins. This process has worked for decades and it will find out if you serve me at McDonald’s 10 years later, or sit on the board of McDonald’s.