Do You Want To Be Graded By STAAR Test

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Do you want to be graded by the STAAR test are by your report card. I want to be graded by my report card grades. Students who are graded by the STAAR test say it is lengthy . Sense the STAAR is so long it stresses kids out. Making the kids forget what they have learned. In class kids can't be still for and hour. Imagine trying to be quiet and still for four hours. The students could be having a horrible day. On the STAAR test if you are having a horrible day you make a failing grade. But you don't have a horrible day, every single day of the year. Also, kids these days don't sleep great l, and a lack of sleep doesn’t help their grade. They could also be in a horrible environment at home. Kids get lazy on the STAAR test. Furthermore

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