Dudley-Charlton Regional School District Parents Against PARCC for 2014-2015!
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Robert Giovannucci Jr
12 years ago
Say NO! to PARCC for 2014-2015
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Mike L Mahan
12 years ago
Needs better publicity!
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Rhonda Donahue
12 years ago
No parcc
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Maribeth Tremblay
12 years ago
I am a fifth grade teacher. Over the past few years, I have seen more and more of my former students come back and tell me that they hate school. Why? They prep for testing. Learning is not always measured by success on a test. Sometimes it is seen when a student begins to love a subject for the first time. As educators, it is our job to teach children to love learning. I actually had a former student (who was the best writer that I have ever seen) tell me that she hated to write now because they prepped for MCAS and didn't actually learn anything more about the craft of writing. It broke my heart. I love my job and that is why I am a teacher. Please don't let PARCC or MCAS fool you. The testing does not show that students have learned, they show that they are good test takers. Please let teachers teach.
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Lisa Westwell
12 years ago
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Less standardized testing. More flexibility in teaching. All kids learn differently and test differently so these types of tests are FALSE indicators of knowledge.
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Claudia Dexter
12 years ago
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"We need to stop believing that more of the same will elicit a different result. Imagine an educational system where the billions of dollars pumped into Testing and Evaluation were rather infused into professional development to facilitate necessary change in our instructional practices to meet the needs of today’s students. Imagine professional development for teachers that involved learning new strategies for reaching struggling or disengaged learners rather than merely being trained in how to fill out the appropriate forms or upload the necessary evidence to prove you are doing your job." Todd Gazda, Superintendent, Ludlow Public Schools
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Diana Tucker
· petition starter
12 years ago
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Say NO! to PARCC for 2014-2015
Needs better publicity!
No parcc
I am a fifth grade teacher. Over the past few years, I have seen more and more of my former students come back and tell me that they hate school. Why? They prep for testing. Learning is not always measured by success on a test. Sometimes it is seen when a student begins to love a subject for the first time. As educators, it is our job to teach children to love learning. I actually had a former student (who was the best writer that I have ever seen) tell me that she hated to write now because they prepped for MCAS and didn't actually learn anything more about the craft of writing. It broke my heart. I love my job and that is why I am a teacher. Please don't let PARCC or MCAS fool you. The testing does not show that students have learned, they show that they are good test takers. Please let teachers teach.
Less standardized testing. More flexibility in teaching. All kids learn differently and test differently so these types of tests are FALSE indicators of knowledge.
"We need to stop believing that more of the same will elicit a different result. Imagine an educational system where the billions of dollars pumped into Testing and Evaluation were rather infused into professional development to facilitate necessary change in our instructional practices to meet the needs of today’s students. Imagine professional development for teachers that involved learning new strategies for reaching struggling or disengaged learners rather than merely being trained in how to fill out the appropriate forms or upload the necessary evidence to prove you are doing your job." Todd Gazda, Superintendent, Ludlow Public Schools
Please make sure to allow your name to be seen on this petition so that your vote will count. Thanks!