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Street Talk: Do you believe parents should be able to opt their children out of state math and reading exams?

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BY ANGELA MATUA

Charles Zimmerman

“No. Well, I think that some of the parents don’t know quite as much as what the education system knows. So I don’t know if they’re qualified or not to do that. I mean, if they’re educators themselves yes, if not.”
Charles Zimmermann

Patrick Barbarito

“I mean I know testing is ridiculous some of them, but no, I think you should take them. I know they need to tweak the system that’s for damn sure, but no.”
Patrick Barbarito

Kalisha Wrencher

“No, because when I had to go to school we had to take them to graduate, so no. Keep them in there, let them get their education because you’re making it too easy for them nowadays.”
Kalisha Wrencher

Ashley Fishberger

“I think they should be able to opt out of it. I do, and I think it should be a personal choice; it shouldn’t have to stress out the children or the parents. We should focus on the education and the kids’ learning.”
Ashley Fishberger

Jason Prior

“I would say no only because the state wants kids to live up to a certain standard and I agree with that.”
Jason Prior

Valerie G.

“Well, based on what I hear with the teachers, it’s so unfair for the children and there’s a lot of stress for the children. I don’t know if it should be some take and some don’t.”
Valerie G.

Gail Smiley

“I think that all children should get a good education, that’s exactly how I feel and if it was my children I would want them to take the exam, that way you know how knowledgeable they are.”
Gail Smiley

Michelle Becker

“No, I think it has to be everybody’s in or everybody’s out or there’s no way to kind of get a gauge.”
Michelle Becker

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