Not-so-veiled threat to FL parents who opt out of testing.

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6. I don't thnk any honor roll student will be put in remedial classes due to the testing. THis is

hyperbolic at best. As far as teacher pay or student retention is concerned if everyone is forced to do it where
will they go? The Core curriculum is not terrible, in fact when taught properly kids thrive on it. I know that not all
kids are the same, but I have experienced the Core curriculum and it has been great for my kids. I can only
give my opinion based on my personal experience.

The main issue I see is for kids in 4th grade and higher because they did not receive the foundation. The other issue is
that if the teachers have not gone through the training on curriculum implementation they may struggle therefore
impacting the children.

Propaganda is something you read and hear. I live it every day in my school and it is not the boogeyman. My children
and their friends love school and all of the interesting things they are learning. We will see next year what the test
looks like. I won't be lighting my hair on fire until I see how the testing is done and what the outcome is.

We can not continue to bash new ideas without having a replacement idea. Our schools are failing our children and this
is not a hypothetical. Doing nothing is not an option.