The PARCC testing was an awful decision and dragging New Jersey's education system (along with many other states) into the wrong direction. According to several different sources, the people (faculty and students) had no voice in this decision. Everyone associated with this "testing" is walking into the room blind. Students are being treated as mere idiots or as if they all have college level experience. The modern day expectations of high schoolers are driving them insane. We are students, not robots. PARCC testing gives the school less time to learn and rushed lessons to prepare for an absurd exam. Students are claiming to be stressed, anxious, depressed, angry, suicidal, etc., all due to our education system. Instead of moving at a gradual pace, teachers feel as they have to speed through lessons, to fit in room for PARCC preparation.

Every mind works differently- they shouldn't all be given the same level test. Also, money was budgeted to hundreds of Mac Books, which could have been used for something that actually benefits the students. No, school isn't about learning anymore. It's about memorization, sleepless nights, high levels of caffeine, and PREPARATION for exams. So PARCC testing, we should not stand and watch the government make dictator-like decisions which drives students into a closed alley of madness. Watch how you treat the public education system- we are the future generation.

-A voice of the people