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 »
"No more FCAT!"
"The test does not measure the true intelligence of a student"
"Teachers need to be teaching more than FCAT questions. Students would learn much more this way, especially since some schools give bonuses to teachers if their students do well on the FCAT!"
"NO FCAT"
"fcat causes to much stress for kids"
"my daughter was sick on and off for a month prior the FCAT test for third grade, she is terrified she will have to repeat the grade. Even at the beginning of the yr she was terrified and I believe this stress took away valuable learning time from her."
"i passed my fcats but i know a lot of people who have not passed it and are being withheld from getting their high school diploma so that is horrible.!!!!!"
"I am a first grade teacher and I don't have the pressure of those teachers of 3rd, 4th and 5th grade students. Yet, I am very concerned that the test is not a clear measure of learning for many, if not most of our students. Last summer, I taught summer sc"
"no fcat where did this start anyway? please get rid of it!!!!"
"i really believe that this gives elementary school children to much stress ,"
"Truuu"
"I have a 10 y/o boy who makes excellent grades, but cannot pass the FCAT. Something needs to change!"
"The best way to help students learn is to make learning fun and interesting. The "Teaching to the Test" methods used by teachers worried about their students' performance on the FCAT are neither fun nor interesting. In fact, it appears that these methods,"
