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But would you say that kids who feel pressure should just be allowed to opt out of standardized tests?
(Even with the graduation test that I know of kids have multiple chances to pass, so even though passing the test is necessary to graduate, they could avoid being totally freaked out at any one administration.)
Don't you agree that some schools give passing grades to almost anyone enrolled? (and in Georgia with the HOPE grant, the pressure may be one to give Bs, rather than just passing grades)?
If schools are passing kids who haven't learned stuff, how would you measure what they actually learned if not with standardized tests?
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