tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3248065179634488001.post6865110531676932619..comments2024-03-27T05:08:05.064-07:00Comments on With A Brooklyn Accent: Making Test Abuse a Medical and Legal IssueMark Naisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00610048248462814950noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3248065179634488001.post-58415393151316811872013-09-13T07:49:35.094-07:002013-09-13T07:49:35.094-07:00My child has such test anxiety that I have had to ...My child has such test anxiety that I have had to seek medical/pharmacological intervention. Why is this even a little bit okay?Christina Stopka Rinnerthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09300383057473599198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3248065179634488001.post-49858982000995084872013-09-07T16:03:48.156-07:002013-09-07T16:03:48.156-07:00By the sixth week of HST last spring at the middle...By the sixth week of HST last spring at the middle school in our district, students were throwing up, crying, acting out in droves. The pressure is too much for their minds and bodies to handle.<br />Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06806765278773026633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3248065179634488001.post-7948916792190124102013-09-04T07:44:18.837-07:002013-09-04T07:44:18.837-07:00Mark, I have been pushing this approach for a whil...Mark, I have been pushing this approach for a while - parents need to have better information and ammunition about the real mental and emotional costs of testing. <br /><br />So far we have been able to bring together some child development professionals to speak out about the damage of school closings and testing is the next issue. <br /><br />http://pureparents.org/?p=20676<br /><br />Let's keep in touch and pool our resources. <br /><br />Julie Woestehoff - PURE/PAAAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15526002635556083205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3248065179634488001.post-66984046889977262902013-09-04T04:37:12.744-07:002013-09-04T04:37:12.744-07:00And don't forget nurses, who deal with the twi...And don't forget nurses, who deal with the twin of test stress: school closing stress.Mary Beth Tinkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14019500181076399469noreply@blogger.com