Quantum2003 - I understand with common core that they are still writing the curriculum in lots of places, which is an issue. I'm an educator myself though, so I literally spelled out exactly what my DS needed and they ignored it. It's their way or the highway. And their way is driving my DS into a ditch frown

On multiple choice testing.... I don't mind some MCQ's it's the heavy use of them and without showing your work so a teacher can see why the student got the answer wrong.

Assessments are supposed to help you teach the student better. If all you do is mark 'A' as wrong without knowing why or how the student came to that conclusion, then it's a complete waste of time.