@balancedmindsedu: Every year students feel enormous pressure around state testing. Many worry that if they “fail,” something terrible will happen. But in most states, these tests don’t determine grades, promotion, or transcripts for individual students. What they do impact are school and district accountability systems—things like report cards, ratings, and public data about school performance. Which raises an important question: Are we communicating clearly to kids what these tests actually mean? Or are they carrying stress that doesn’t belong to them? Curious what people think about this: How much pressure do students feel around testing in your school? 👇 #StateTesting #EducationReform #TeacherLife #SchoolAccountability #BalancedMinds

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mandalorian166
Gaming Yuji :
Ummm
2026-03-31 21:28:26
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countrymama897
MixedMama2 :
As a former teacher I will not be putting my children through state testing I will be opting them out. Testing is for the school and district and most topics don’t get hit well enough due to so many factors that these scores are not fair to the students.
2026-03-24 15:44:34
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ini.ray21
Ini Ray :
I failed mine on purpose lol
2026-03-31 12:16:22
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maybebaby1981
Maybebaby81 :
Sounds like most states. That’s how it works in Utah as well. State testing is such a waste of time, money, and resources!
2026-03-23 12:31:48
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kamalaharris615
NMS Queen AJ :
Guys… my school turned my SOL into grades AND if you fail the SOL you fail the grade and have to repeat it
2026-04-09 11:17:16
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jordyn.dixon02
🥶🥶Jordyn🥶🥶 :
In the 3, 2, 1 grade they can not hold students back
2026-04-04 17:31:40
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eimft
user7825036009414 :
The test scores also show if teachers are teaching.
2026-03-23 11:23:35
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user783986740
user783986 :
And teachers get blamed when the student fails!
2026-03-24 02:34:58
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meganlara0515
Megan Lara :
All about funding. Forcing teachers to teach to a test. If they just let teachers go in and teach there would be a lot less stress all around with lots of people.
2026-03-25 12:01:53
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lechak_your_health
lechak_your_health :
Some states retain third graders based on scores though
2026-03-25 11:46:19
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douglittle490
douglittle49 :
Only in Mississippi
2026-03-23 01:07:00
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lynnz1979
Jodi Lynn582 :
In Fl it determines promotion
2026-03-23 22:45:20
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amanda1282
Amanda :
Check South Carolina education laws
2026-03-23 23:46:31
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izaiahtorres77
🇵🇷 zay 🇵🇷 :
I got a 4
2026-05-05 20:59:58
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mojojeinxs
Mojo Jeinxs :
genx here i would circle anything just to get it over and done with most of us did back then
2026-04-22 19:16:53
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aztecs888
aztecs888 :
Just do your best!
2026-03-24 03:36:23
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user431659871
user431659871 :
Hmmmm….Ohio?
2026-03-23 00:59:34
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i_love_food457
ɪᴠᴀɴᴀ :
In the 3rd grade i pasted higher than the whole state
2026-05-08 00:29:21
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kb_teach2
kb_teach2 :
Parents find out if you can opt out in your state. Don’t just assume it’s mandatory.
2026-03-23 16:15:03
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mimiwrhen
melissa :
ugh we start big tests in 3rd and the map test in 4th. my neurospicy kid gets very nervous. we tell her as long as she tried her best and didn't give up the actual score doesn't matter to us. all the assessments and cfa's and everything is way too much!
2026-03-23 11:35:31
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amberg220
Hello :
And don’t forget the funding the school gets if Oliver bumps up a tier.
2026-03-23 01:59:58
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katjaramillo98
Kat :
When we did the PARCC exam, students had to pass the exam order to graduate. They were way around it with certain courses they took, but if they didnt, they didnt get a diploma
2026-03-24 12:44:28
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youliterallydontknowme02
secret :
What do you mean for me? It determined what class I’m gonna get in next year
2026-04-27 23:36:21
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unicorndoodiefart
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umm mine is 20% of my grade
2026-04-24 01:32:39
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emma.roe89
Emma 🫥🫥🫥 bruh scooter rides :
lol
2026-03-26 23:43:45
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