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“With computers being used more and more in the classroom it will become more difficult for parents to know what their kids are being subjected to and what they are being taught.”  Admin

It used to be that tests at school measured academic knowledge, but now they do much more than that – covertly prying into young students’ beliefs, opinions, values and even attitudes, according to academic experts. As a result, unprecedented numbers of children and parents are opting out.

A Closer LookObjective questions on grammar, math, science and history are being phased out for subjective ones. In addition, parents are complaining that the high-stakes testing not only asks stressful questions and waste valuable instruction time, but assess “skills” that are far from academic — and considered by parents as a gross government intrusion on privacy.

“The pushback has led some state education systems to recommend a reduction in the amount of high-stakes testing in public schools,” writes WND’s Leo Hohmann. “But, parents beware, the sudden realization that maybe too much testing is going on is not going to lead to less data being collected. Quite the opposite. In fact, traditional testing may no longer be needed. Schools have found they have better, more efficient ways to collect even more data on your child, without resorting to paper and sharpened No. 2 pencils.”

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