I have been doing some research into the NAPLAN test and the insidious disease that it is for our kids. I am a parent, and while my son is not quite school age I am concerned what this testing scheme is doing to our kids and our education system. The lack of information about parents rights in this testing situation is highly controversial and another example of this government not informing the public of their rights.
During some research I have found copies of the withdrawal forms for each state. It is your right as a parent to take your kid out of these tests and send a message to our government and schools that this is not the type of educational reform we will tolerate!!
Exemption forms can be found on the following site, along with more information. If you truly love your kids you will not allow our Government misinform and mislead you. There is more to come on this disaster and we need more parents, teachers and school leaders confronting our Government and questioning their motives!! Does our government love our future generation or do they want nothing more than cheap vote grabbing!?
Gillard has been quoted declaring the Myschool ranking site and the NAPLAN test a great success based on the 2.7million hits to the site. Ummm…. since when did hits = support!?!? Gillard’s policy has been informed by those who created similar disasters overseas such as the United States. We have warnings coming our way from all over the world that standardised testing has failed miserably the world over and causes more harm than good.
The facts remain that our fear of league tables is nothing compared to the damage this does to our education system. Schools are forced to see these tests as the be all and end all and therefore make poor decisions in their programs. Such decisions as teaching to the test and replacing extra curricula activities with test taking “practice” are common place in schools. It demonstrates the great dumbing down of our education system – ultimately ripping of our kids. These tests have never demonstrated real improvement as a result of the data from tests. Gillard and the clowns driving our apparent education “reform” need to forget about what maybe popular with misinformed parents and begin to take advice from experts who have the best interest of our kids at heart? May we continue to drive enough media attention so our parents can be informed and take steps to vote against this stupidity!!
Let me know what you think…
Hi Bretty boy- glad your keeping the fire burning on this one. I fully intend to keep Helena out of the testing when she gets to school too. The one thing I do keep thinking is- at least for once education etc is on the national agenda