Sometimes someone tells a story so well you simply can't do a better job. This article at Devine Sparking Nites. The author is "Raz" Saving your child from the experience of taking harmful high stakes tests, and promoting the importance of classroom instruction by a certified, quality teacher are critical first steps towards ridding our state of this horrible and costly practice.  It will send a clear message to your child’s school, school district, Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction(OSPI), and the state legislature that you have had enough with all the mandates being placed on your child, your child’s teacher, and your child’s school. Refuse. Opt Out. It is … [Read more...]