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elleng

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1. WISH I could answer.

Reply to Smarmie Doofus (Original post)

Mon May 6, 2013, 12:10 AM

May 2013

I grew up in one of those high performing suburban NYC school districts. Try contacting:

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2013/04/11/rockville-centre-administrator-named-new-york-state-principal-of-the-year/

More, about testing from Carol Burris: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/wp/2012/10/12/something-is-wrong-when/

'Parents get it. They are opting out of testing. From Niagara Falls to Long Island they are uniting against the proliferation of standardized tests, and test based reform.'

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My niece wants to opt-out ( from testing) her three ps kids. [View all] Smarmie Doofus May 2013 OP

WISH I could answer. elleng May 2013 #1

I'm of a mind that, where optional, that parents should band together and boycott testing. NYC_SKP May 2013 #2

Right, SKP, and Ms. Burris, principal of MY high school (!!!!!) elleng May 2013 #3

If only they could be organized Warpy May 2013 #4

We are actually instructed LWolf May 2013 #5

And in Texas, if the child does not pass every exit test, they do not get a diploma. mbperrin May 2013 #11

It's the same here. LWolf May 2013 #15

Yeah, he wants you to save his job for him. Warpy May 2013 #13

And when I do as you think I should, LWolf May 2013 #14

I'm curious. Are they using Danielson for observations? n/t Smarmie Doofus May 2013 #16

Yes. LWolf May 2013 #17

I've actually got a one hour presentation on recognizing and reducing test anxiety mbperrin May 2013 #10

Kudos to you for doing that Warpy May 2013 #12

Thanks. Apparently it's legal for parents to opt-out in NYS. Smarmie Doofus May 2013 #6

Great that you found and sent that, Doofus. elleng May 2013 #7

I checked with a couple of school administrators about this. If they don't get enough kids Squinch May 2013 #8

It's true. I found this on the Ravitch blog: Smarmie Doofus May 2013 #9

here's one HiPointDem May 2013 #18

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