Got to agree with you CFK...we went to visit my son's elementary school last week that he is starting this year after homeschooling for K (his choice not mine!) and all along the hallways were stacks and stacks of FCAT practice workbooks for all the grade levels.
I remember trying to fight the current when I was teaching and would throw in various "un"FCAT lessons and boy was I slammed. I think there is a real issue when children are going home complaining of stomach pains and not sleeping all because they are stressed out about the 3rd grade FCAT tests.
I think they meant well when the FCAT was first started but now it has taken on its own entity. My son last year was given the "baby" FCAT because his 3 year IEP evaluation was due. I about barfed when I heard what it was called.
