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 »
"FCAT IS TROUBLE"
"remove the FCAT"
"my 1st & 2nd graders are already frighten of the test. What about the children who do not test well... this only encourages drop outs"
"FCAT=FUBAR"
"I agree with stopping the FCAT"
"12 years and all high school credits students earned a diploma. some people have problems with tests."
"FCAT SUCKs!!!!!!!!"
"Let's get back to teaching our children rather than producing numbers that can be used for political advantage!"
"no fcats"
"One week of testing should not decide whether a student passes or fails"
"As an educator, I feel the FCAT can provide valuable information if used correctly. Unfortunately our state government has used it for the wrong purpose. It's time for Mr. Bush to get a clue!"
"My children usually love school, have stress symptoms the weeks of the FCAT. How would you like to have the pressure of having to do 7 days of time testing to determine what you have learned for a year? I know I wouldn't."
"My daughter has been more concerned with the FCAT than her own grades. She feels that if the school makes a failing grade then that reflects on her overall. In reality the children should NOT have to focus on the school as a whole, but rather their own le"
"My youngest daughter is in 1st grade and is ALREADY getting worried about the FCAT! She wont take the test till 3rd grade. Let us teachers teach these children the way they learn best. Hands on!"
"I am a teacher and a parent, and I agree with this petition."
"Teach to learn not to test"
"There is way to much emphasis on one test. The kids should have started summer the day after the FCAT. The FCAT has turn good creative teachers into test tutors. Today's school curriculum is all centered around passing the test. This is not teaching our k"
"My daughter was stressed out during the FCAT. She got actually became ill. These FCAT are not necessary, nor are they fair to the students."
