http://fairtest.org/more-500000-refused-tests-2015

MORE THAN 675,000 STUDENTS REFUSED STATE TESTS ACROSS U.S. IN 2015;

EVEN BROADER PROTESTS PLANNED FOR SPRING 2016 EXAM SEASON

GROWING OPT-OUT MOVEMENT SPURS ASSESSMENT REFORMS

This opt-out movement is a concrete example of coloring outside the lines and here are a few reasons why we should.

• Imprecise measure of real learning
• Waste of precious time
• Waste of precious resources
• A socio-economic sorter of the worst kind with no viable remedy
• Consumerism and profiteering at the expense of children
• Does not measure improvement over time
• Biased, flawed, and skewed to weed out different kinds of learners
• Restricts teaching and learning
• Inhibits creativity and imagination
• Parents, teachers, and other bright people…add your reasons here…