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LWolf

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8. Yes, they test.

Reply to Quixote1818 (Reply #7)

Sat Mar 7, 2015, 01:42 PM

Mar 2015

Those tests aren't the high-stakes that they are here in the U.S. They aren't weapons used against students, teachers, and the system in the effort to privatize public education.

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Parents upset when elementary school stops giving kids homework [View all] Quixote1818 Mar 2015 OP

Took the poll and 79.something ChazII Mar 2015 #1

My kid's PRESCHOOL gives homework. He's there ten prayin4rain Mar 2015 #2

Maybe give them all the research? Quixote1818 Mar 2015 #3

Some people don't like children and want them to be miserable. Mariana Mar 2015 #4

lazy parents surrealAmerican Mar 2015 #5

If high-stakes testing LWolf Mar 2015 #6

Finland does test at the end of HS and wipes the floor with us because they don't test constantly Quixote1818 Mar 2015 #7

Yes, they test. LWolf Mar 2015 #8