FEBRUARY 27, 2015 LAST UPDATED: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2015, 12:31 AM
BY MARK KRULISH
STAFF WRITER |
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS
Local parents and residents gathered at the Ridgewood Public Library on Wednesday evening to put themselves in the shoes of students by taking the controversial PARCC (Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers) test.
Ridgewood Cares About Schools, an advocacy group that studies Common Core-driven changes in curriculum and the PARCC assessment itself, hosted the program, which allowed parents the opportunity to step into the role of a student in today’s educational climate.
Many believe that giving parents that experience will lead to better insight into what fears or concerns students may have. With that idea in mind, the adults fired up their laptops or tablets to prepare for testing.
The “pupils” had the ability to choose a test from any grade level in either math or English and language arts (ELA).