10-year-old: ‘I want to know why after vacation I have to take test after test after test’ - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post: "My 10-year-old friend, of course, is right. When she returns from spring break she will not be learning. Instead, she will be subjected to six days of New York State exams. Her teacher must allot 90 minutes for six days — a total of nine hours — not counting 60 minutes of “prep time” to pass out materials. The New York State Education Department estimates that each test book will take 60 minutes to complete for a total of 6 hours of testing of students from Grades 3 to 8. For students with a learning disability who get extra time, it can be as much as 12 hours of testing. Let’s put those into perspective."
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