Roll Back Florida Standardized Test Overuse and Misuse

I would prefer completely abolishing the Standardized Testing System for several reasons, or at least postponing it until high school when the children’s brains are developed enough to concentrate for long period of time, to be able to cope with the stress level of the tests and sit for longer periods of time. In my opinion the we should return to the pre-“No Child Left Behind” times, when children were allowed to be children. Since then a lot of things went wrong: 1. Children started serious studying at the age of 5, at which age clearly they do not have the maturity to concentrate for a long time, They need to play. 2. Recesses were taken away in schools, kids were forced to sit and concentrate for longer and longer period of times, when research clearly shows that recesses are at utmost important. 3. The tests start at the age of 8 and last times four times 80 minutes, while clearly research shows that children at the age of 8 can only concentrate for about 16-24 minutes, while at the age of 9 for about 20-30 minutes. 4. Most importantly children became highly stressed about the Standardized Tests to the extent that more and more children committed suicide. “Suicide rates for teens between the ages of 15 and 19 increased by 76 percent between 2007 and 2017. And the suicide rate for 10- to 14-year-olds nearly tripled over that same time period, according to CDC’s data. The same period in which states have increasingly adopted Common Core standards and new, more rigorous high stakes tests." Meanwhile based on the PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment.) Tests developed by the OECD the United States ranking did not go up between 2000 and 2018, so basically all the stress the children and teachers had to go through did not have any results. The US ranked number 25 worldwide in 2018 while in 2000 it ranked actually better, number 20. This year the testing season will be more stressful than ever. - First of all because most children missed severa

We were just informed that our 8th graders are at risk for not graduating because they have always scored low on the FSA. They have IEPs and 504s maintain a 3.0 & 2.5 average We need to stop this... NOW

Please help us!

I fully oppose and will not support any elected official that does not stop mandatory FCAT, FSA or EOC testing.

Please listen to the people, my honor student is being turned into a failure.

I could not agree more.

Testing children should only be used to determine what skills that student has not mastered for remediation reasons only. Limit the testing...

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My daughter attended a private school with no Standarized testing. This year we joined public school and her love for school and confidence in math has diminished! It's appauling what is happening to our children.

need some controls--let the kids learn--

I dont see how one test each school year should reflect on a child advancing to the next grade or not. The needs to be more time learning things they actually need in life instead of how to pass a test.

My sons promotion to fourth shouldn't be a major cause of anxiety! Stop the testing

Kids can no longer enjoy school because of frustration that they have because of this disaster method of teaching!

parents....we really need to get involved! !!

Using our children to line pocketbooks is inexcusable. The emotional wellbeing of our children is more important than these rigorous assessments. OPT OUT Florida

I'm not asking anymore. #whyirefuse

We want to Opt Out of this testing happening in our schools. Stand up and make a change!!

My comment before was incomplete and I don't see a way to edit it. However, I would just like to say that I have seen first hand how testing puts undue stress on a child and drags a child's self esteem down. It is a very sad situation and this needs to stop.