Remember spring fever? The slow time at school, when sleepy students looked out the window after lunch, waiting for the bell? Spring has become a more serious season these days. As warm weather arrives in California classrooms, schools have gone test-crazy as students prepare for the state-mandated STAR (Standardized Testing and Reporting) exam. Teachers begin “teaching the test,” as they call… return to article
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Reader Comments (1)Page 1 of 1 pagesthe test suck there shouldnt be a test there should be more to learn and less tests they take 2 weeks out a teachers plan book and its not far to them. and by the way students dont even have to take the test there parents could right a 1 line note to the pricible and tell them i dont want my son or daughter to take the test so if they dont have to y do they?
Posted by jake on Apr 11, 2005 at 7:47 PM Page 1 of 1 pages -
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