Parents

=Parents' Perspectives= //(Please add a Pro or Con: edit the text by clicking the **Edit** tab in the top right corner, making changes on the page, and then clicking the **Save** button in the tool bar.)//

**Pros**

 * gives parents an idea of how their child's classroom is performing
 * how is my child doing compared to other kids?
 * In which schools are students performing well? - I'll send my child there.
 * Gives my child practise writing standardized tests which she/he will meet often as she/he progresses in school.
 * Allows an opportunity to discuss various methods of assessment and pros and cons with my child.

**Cons**

 * Standardized tests stress out my child!
 * Why use all this class time when the marks are not recorded on my child's report card?
 * Doesn`t show my child`s improvement.
 * The marker does not know my child. I can learn more about my child's progress through a five minute conversation with his/her teacher.
 * They may not understand how to interpret the results properly
 * I didn't get the results until months after my child wrote the tests