Maryland High School Assessments Opposition
I oppose the use of the Maryland High School Assessments (HSAs) as high stakes graduation requirements.I believe that the HSA testing program represents an inappropriate violation of local control and... continue reading »
"High Stakes testing will deny many children with special needs the opportunity to access higher education, and destroy whatever sense they have developed of themselves as capable students and individuals. I noted there are many opportunities to pass these"
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"I feel that by initiating this testing you are basing students future on one test and not getting the full picture of the student, Some students are not "test takers" There are different ways in which people learn and express the information they have lea"
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"I am seventeen years old. I do not drink, smoke or take drugs. I would not pass this test because I am "learning disabled" ; not dumb enough to earn the esteemed 'certificate of completion' they hand out to 'retards' (trust me, that's what they are called"
"Grandson is severely learning disabled!! If he does not pass he has to attend summer school or not graduate! This is ridiculous!! Maryland town or city in which you reside Cambridge"
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"I am not opposed to standardized testing, just using them as a gate-keeping measure. No one test should determine a child's fate. Maryland town or city in which you reside Silver Spring"
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"This will hurt my child's education Maryland town or city in which you reside Timonium"
