Fighting back against mandatory school testing: It’s my way or the highway, says No Child Left Behind—but is it really? « Parents Across America

Fighting back against mandatory school testing: It’s my way or the highway, says No Child Left Behind—but is it really? « Parents Across America:

Fighting back against mandatory school testing: It’s my way or the highway, says No Child Left Behind—but is it really?

by leoniehaimson

Aaryn is a parent in San Diego. This piece is cross posted at Aaryn’s blog,Thematically Fickle. An opt out letter that California parents can use is posted here.

by Aaryn Belfer

The red pillow takes the least space. The yellow pillow takes more space than the blue pillow. Which of the following is not true:

• The red pillow takes more space than the blue pillow.

• The yellow pillow takes more space than the red pillow.

• The blue pillow takes more space than the red pillow.

• The red pillow takes less space than the yellow pillow.

• The blue pillow is the one I will bury my face in while I cry myself to sleep because my frustrated child told me today, “I’m a loser.”

That there is a real homework question (mostly) from my child’s third week in first grade. She’s in a language immersion program and isn’t reading fluently in any language just yet,