'National Opt Out Day' Rejects Standardized Tests: "After conducting some research and finding The Huffington Post blog of opt-out advocate and Penn State University associate professor of education Timothy Slekar, Gray decided to pull her son John Michael and his brother, Ted, out of standardized testing. Instead, after consulting with her school, they spent test periods on writing projects and constructing small machines.
Gray is part of a small but vocal group of teachers and parents who want to end high-stakes testing -- and the real work starts tomorrow, with National Opt Out Day, an event marked by teach-ins across the country.
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