tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318734518772387227.post4269798147916714977..comments2024-03-28T05:35:07.354-04:00Comments on Lisa Nielsen: The Innovative Educator: Making a case for opting out of harmful standardized testingLisa Nielsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07759123507185453030noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318734518772387227.post-58379633848341271112012-04-17T20:55:00.480-04:002012-04-17T20:55:00.480-04:00Hi Heddi. Has anyone tried meeting with Sam Farr a...Hi Heddi. Has anyone tried meeting with Sam Farr about this? It's likely that he's your congressperson, or the congressperson of others who attend your public school. He's on my radar as just the sort of guy who would be helpful in writing legislation that protects districts from district/school sanctions based on failure to test 95% when people are opting out of tests. He's not on the relevant committee but judging from his record, I think he'd be willing to assist based on the human rights arguments alone. Give it a shot - @tbfurman , chicagoLearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05053574139373063271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318734518772387227.post-46990519077143376352012-04-16T13:44:00.976-04:002012-04-16T13:44:00.976-04:00The day will come when education will become educa...The day will come when education will become education and not army drills and school will be called place of learning not the factory who manufacture people and label them with year of manufacturing.<br /><br />Either it is USA or Pakistan, standardized testing is destroying children.<br /><br />wwww.pakistani-edu.blogspot.comUsman Shahidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01623824762900015329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318734518772387227.post-56081945458166333842012-04-16T11:20:37.701-04:002012-04-16T11:20:37.701-04:00I've been opting out for years and so have vir...I've been opting out for years and so have virtually all the parents in my small alternative (not a charter) public school program in CA. Only here's the problem: this year our district risks Program Improvement if all the participation numbers aren't up and that could negatively affect our school. If we don't all agree to test, we may not have a program to go back to. How does opting out help now? No one will cry for us except ourselves....Heddi Crafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10104765469960018033noreply@blogger.com