I know each state has certain tests that kids have to take in elementary school. In Alabama we had the SAT test (Standford Achievement Test). But here there's the CRCT. I read in my daughter's school papers that if they don't pass that test then they won't get promoted to the next grade.

I am confident that my daughters will pass but why put so much emphasis on a standardized test? What if the child doesn't do well in these types of testing situations but has done well all during the school year? It doesn't seem right to me.