Parent Perspective
October 11, 2000
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Comments | Below are the percentages of parents who agreed with the following statements about their children's schools: | ||||||
| U.S. | Boston | Chicago |
Cleve- land |
L..A. | N.Y. | |
| Teachers are putting too much academic pressure on their child. | 9% | 9% | 11% | 13% | 6% | 8% |
| Their child's school requires too many standardized tests. | 11 | 18 | 14 | 18 | 9 | 9 |
| Questions on their child's standardized tests are so difficult that students can't be expected to answer them. | 12 | 22 | 15 | 20 | 17 | 11 |
| Teachers in their child's school focus so much on preparing for tests that real learning is neglected. | 18 | 24 | 19 | 27 | 18 | 21 |
| SOURCE: Public Agenda. | ||||||
Vol. 20, Issue 6, Page 16
Published in Print: October 11, 2000, as Parent Perspective
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