This was posted on the Sun Sentinel’s website today.  While the  ramifications of the FCAT shouldn’t be dismissed, the pressure we put on kids to succeed on the FCAT can be a bit more than they can handle. Try to downplay the importance of the FCAT, it’s not going to be used for college admissions, so it shouldn’t be the end of the world if you son/daughter only gets a 3 or a 4. As long as they score well enough to go onto the next grade, everyone should be happy!

http://blogs.trb.com/features/family/parenting/blog/2010/03/fcats_we_are_trying_not_to_obs.html

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