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Today's question: Should there be required tests like the MCAS? Why or why not?
I think there shouldnt be required testing because it adds stress to kids lifes and kids shouldnt have stress. Also I think its not right because what if that test is not there strong point.

Nathan Davis

I think there shouldnt be an Mcas becase it puts to much pressure on the students who take it like me. In the tenth grade it should be required to take to pass but in seventh grade it is point less and takes up time. It also aggrivates the students when they dont know the answer and it is worth alot.

Danny Enwright


I think that there shouldn't be an MCAS in middle school but there should be one in high school . I think this because it helps student sprepare fo SATs and other tests.


Shane Lappen

I think there should be MCAS testing but it shouldnt count until high school. It would be to test the kids on what they learned that year and it would not be on things that they didnt know. It would count in 9th grade and 10th grade and it wouldnt depend if you passed high school or not. It would also be to test the teachers on if they were actually teaching kids the stuff they need to learn.
-Sean Nee


Ummmm.....Mcas isnt good because it makes kids feel bad about them self and its really hard. EVENTUALLY people shouldnt get tested....FOR HOW SMART THEY ARE IT DOESNT MATTER. Bottom line. mcas isnt good.

SAMANTHA CASHEN :)


Mcas isnt good beacause it waste math L.A. S.S. and science and we could be learning. It takes up a lot of time of the day and it is really boring when you are done and you have to wait for every one to be done.

Dylan Hodsdon

Yes, because if we didn't have MCAS and we went to college we would fail.So even though it is hard, people should study and pass it knowing you know the material.
-Kevin Farr @#$#$%

There should be tests like MCAS because we get time off of school and we get free breakfast!
-Kyah Faria

There shouldn't be MCAS until ninth grade so we can pass it in 10th grade. I think starting when we started (3rd grade) was way too early. So i think that we should only have it in 9th and 10th grade to pass
Keagan Colmer

I think that we should have tests such as MCAS because we need to pass it in 10th grade. but i don't think that we should have in so many times. I think that we should only have it two or three years before 10th grade.
Kelsey Carey

Even though MCAS is stressful sometimes, I think that we should have MCAS because it will prepare us for our up coming school years. Also because it will help us graduate high school and boost us for college.
*Regine Rose*

yes, because if there wasn't then the state wouldn't know if students needed to have extra help learning or not.
krystal killen