The state testing was a reason (among other pathetic reasons) our school used to not allow our daughters to subject accelerate. I guess if they were to go to a higher grade for reading then it would somehow throw off the school's numbers for state assessments. I'm assuming they would have to be counted in that higher grade for reading, but in the lower grade for other subjects. I don't really see what the big deal would be, but whatever! We would hate to make things difficult on the school now wouldn't we?!? Ugghh!
Our school normally plays up testing like some others have posted. It starts around March and school basically stops while the teachers "teach to the test". One good thing is the kids don't have homework for several weeks during this time. It wasn't as bad this year since we had the new common core test and the results don't matter since they have a waiver. They didn't do all the "test prep" they usually do and they won't have all the hoopla with parties and all afterwards. This will all change next year I'm sure and we will be right back to teaching the test and pumping the kids up.
Our school doesn't do it, but several other local schools let kids out of school early a few days for each test they score at a certain level or if they improve their score from the previous year. This has been the case for a few years now and the kids really jump all over this.
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