Parents Call State's School Tests a Stinking Mess
Published in: Houston Chronicle
Parents criticize standardized testing done by Pearson and claim teachers do too much "teaching to the test".
“These tests are a horrible waste of taxpayer money, instruction time and teacher energy that could otherwise be used to educate our children and involve them in meaningful and enriching learning,” Chamness, a former school teacher, told the board’s instruction committee."...
"The board listened to the parents, but did not discuss the growing concern over standardized testing."---
The same old, same old? Have a committee, listen, then do nothing.
I share the sentiment of the mother who claimed her child would be in college before the state comes up with something that these parents think is better.
Sometimes your best option to give your child an education you think may be superior is to homeschool.