NO FCAT EXAM, PLEASE!
I am 10 years old, my name is Joe Sabella, and I want you to sign my petition to stop the Florida Comprehensive Achievement test. My reasons are that it takes away our learning time, it makes kids sic... continue reading »
"The only one reaping benefits from the FCAT is Neil Bush, Jeb Bush's brother. He gets $39 per student for his FCAT software. What a boondoggle!"
"This test puts undue stress on the students"
"some kid not good read because their parent can't help"
"fcat like you said DOESN'T HELP ANYONE AND IT'S TAKING AWAY FROM US LEARNING WHAT WE REALLY NEED IN LIFE THAT DOESN'T INCLUDE FCAT"
"IT makes us nervous and gets us stressful to do it. Fire Bush. He's DUMB!."
"Please Stop FCAT"
"Cape Coral FL. Too much emphasis is put on the results of one test. My third grader is totally stressed by the whole process. She cannot sleep and cries too much because she is so worried over the test results and the impact on her future. She is 9 years "
"test shouldnt determine the passing or failing of a grade at anytime.. it's hard work that earns you the right to go to another grade."
"please no fcat please!!! it sucks! come on president you know better"
"FCAT is just plain retarded...enuff said"
"FCAT does not determine what a child knows, some students can't test well."
"They should spend more time on making sure that they are educating their students properly, instead of wasting their time on making up tests that the students wouldn't need to take if they were being educated correctly in the first place."
"NO FCAT . PLEASE !"
"The fcat is not a reliable way to measure what our children have learned. Some are academic achievers, while not being very good test takers. It is unfair and can be very damaging to teens and kids with the normal insecurities kids face,and even far more "
"I taught FCAT and it's useless...Concentrate of FCAT Math and student may pass, but at the expense of being deficient in Algebra II (which now should be name FCAT II)..."
"We have a child with a learning disability and this test may eventually force him into accepting a special diploma just to get around taking this teacher accountability test! He has ADHD and is intelligent - not retarded, but a test that is long/tricky/sl"
"my daughter was so sick over this she had to go to counseling last year. She was in 3rd grade. This test should be thrown out in the trash."
"No Fcat"
"DON'T FOCUS ON FCAT, FOCUS ON EDUCATION ITSELF!"