The school board finally agreed to drop the testing requirements. I am physically drained from this fight but the outcome makes the long nights worth it. We still have to watch them closely to ensure they hold to this decision.
April 20, 2015
LOUISIANA - Tell The School Boards we want them to voluntarily Opt our parishes OUT of PARCC and end Common Core
Final supporters
This IS NOT AN ACTUAL OPT OUT ... this is just sending a message to our local officials that we want THEM to cancel PARCC testing altogether.
PARCC was started as a way to measure children's college readiness across the nation. IT'S A FEDERAL PROGRAM. As usual, Louisiana policy makers are the last to get the educational messages. Most other states have already dropped out of PARCC because it is a useless over-testing and over-stressing of our children. The PARCC scores are not 'pass or fail' because scores won't even be available until after the school year ends. PARCC will take 3 weeks away from our children's instructional time in school ... further delaying our already 'last in line' Louisiana education system. In addition, the children's personal and score information will be GIVEN to a 3rd party databank, further jeopardizing their secure future in freedom of education. This plan could potentially damage college entrance opportunities. Please sign this petition AGAINST PARCC to show our local school board how we feel about giving ourchildren's education to the Fed's.
Common Core State Standards was started as another 'one size fits all' approach to education, again, a 'federal' program. Our children don't need fuzzy math and the curriculum designed for Common Core causes undue stress. Again, your children's private information will be given to 3rd parties to track them throughout their lives - of which companies will get this data appears to include the data mega-giant founder and funder of Common Core, Bill Gates. If Gates hasn't learned how to keep our computer information safe from hackers, how can we possibly believe he will keep our children's information safe. Please sign this petition AGAINST COMMON CORE!!!
It's time we demand that our elected leaders in charge of education in this state do their jobs and create an acceptable, nationally competitive program instead of hiding behind the feds who want to control our children's futures!!!!
Updates
February 1, 2015
Seeing this kind of momentum confirms that many of you are just as drained by these constant testing mandates as I am. It is difficult to keep fighting when the system feels so immovable but this response shows we are not alone in our frustration. We have a long road ahead and I appreciate you staying in this with me.
Reached 100 supporters
February 1, 2015
34 Comments
Federal Government intrusion into the lives of our citizens and their children. Leave this to the states to decide, they are much closer to the will of the people.
In a nutshell let our kids be kids! They are not prepping for college at this time in their life! Teach the fundamentals they will need to be able to have an understanding of what's to come. Don't try to shove some much down their throats at such a young age.
I agree there should be standards set as to knowledge demonstrated for each grade level. However, data gathering and determining a childs career path is NOT acceptable! Everyone has an unlimited amount of potential to perform. A test score is not indicative of future potential and therefore not a measure of success!
Please stop common core because it teaches our future, our children that everyone is, and should be the same. No two children are alike. They should not be expected to all learn the same way.
Unbelievable that BESE doesn't want to address this issue. Mine will be opting out. I'm not accountable for my school, they are! I'm accountable for my children and I won't fail them! -My response to the Special BESE Meeting article in the Advocate.
no more Common Core!!!!
Get rid of PARCC and Common Core. Our kids need a real education!
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The school board finally agreed to drop the testing requirements. I am physically drained from this fight but the outcome makes the long nights worth it. We still have to watch them closely to ensure they hold to this decision.
April 20, 2015
LOUISIANA - Tell The School Boards we want them to voluntarily Opt our parishes OUT of PARCC and end Common Core
Final supporters
This IS NOT AN ACTUAL OPT OUT ... this is just sending a message to our local officials that we want THEM to cancel PARCC testing altogether.
PARCC was started as a way to measure children's college readiness across the nation. IT'S A FEDERAL PROGRAM. As usual, Louisiana policy makers are the last to get the educational messages. Most other states have already dropped out of PARCC because it is a useless over-testing and over-stressing of our children. The PARCC scores are not 'pass or fail' because scores won't even be available until after the school year ends. PARCC will take 3 weeks away from our children's instructional time in school ... further delaying our already 'last in line' Louisiana education system. In addition, the children's personal and score information will be GIVEN to a 3rd party databank, further jeopardizing their secure future in freedom of education. This plan could potentially damage college entrance opportunities. Please sign this petition AGAINST PARCC to show our local school board how we feel about giving ourchildren's education to the Fed's.
Common Core State Standards was started as another 'one size fits all' approach to education, again, a 'federal' program. Our children don't need fuzzy math and the curriculum designed for Common Core causes undue stress. Again, your children's private information will be given to 3rd parties to track them throughout their lives - of which companies will get this data appears to include the data mega-giant founder and funder of Common Core, Bill Gates. If Gates hasn't learned how to keep our computer information safe from hackers, how can we possibly believe he will keep our children's information safe. Please sign this petition AGAINST COMMON CORE!!!
It's time we demand that our elected leaders in charge of education in this state do their jobs and create an acceptable, nationally competitive program instead of hiding behind the feds who want to control our children's futures!!!!
Updates
February 1, 2015
Seeing this kind of momentum confirms that many of you are just as drained by these constant testing mandates as I am. It is difficult to keep fighting when the system feels so immovable but this response shows we are not alone in our frustration. We have a long road ahead and I appreciate you staying in this with me.
Reached 100 supporters
February 1, 2015
34 Comments
As a teacher, I would opt my child out of PARCC if they were taking this developmentally inappropriate test.
Federal Government intrusion into the lives of our citizens and their children. Leave this to the states to decide, they are much closer to the will of the people.
In a nutshell let our kids be kids! They are not prepping for college at this time in their life! Teach the fundamentals they will need to be able to have an understanding of what's to come. Don't try to shove some much down their throats at such a young age.
I agree there should be standards set as to knowledge demonstrated for each grade level. However, data gathering and determining a childs career path is NOT acceptable! Everyone has an unlimited amount of potential to perform. A test score is not indicative of future potential and therefore not a measure of success!
Please stop common core because it teaches our future, our children that everyone is, and should be the same. No two children are alike. They should not be expected to all learn the same way.
Unbelievable that BESE doesn't want to address this issue. Mine will be opting out. I'm not accountable for my school, they are! I'm accountable for my children and I won't fail them! -My response to the Special BESE Meeting article in the Advocate.
no more Common Core!!!!
Get rid of PARCC and Common Core. Our kids need a real education!
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As a teacher, I would opt my child out of PARCC if they were taking this developmentally inappropriate test.