Joanna wrote:
>But wait, it gets better. Part of the problem of the No Child Left
>Behind crap is that it uses up a lot of class time and education money
>on preparing for, taking, and evaluating these tests.
My kid is in the middle of second grade. She's got a ton of homework every night and it's sometimes difficult to get through all of it. It's frustrating because when you want to stick with something for another 15 minutes or half-hour, a long time for a seven year old, you have to shift to something else to get it all done. Her mom and I went to a parent/teacher conference in the fall all ready to ask what gives. It became quickly apparent that the teacher didn't like having to move so fast either, but she has to because of these tests.