Go Back to Paper and Pencil!

So, last week Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath told the State Board of Education that there was technical issues that caused public school students to lose their answers on a state standardized exams, (STAAR) more than 14,000 computerized tests were lost. Most of those tests were taken by special education students. Really sad right?
I know technology is advancing but make sure it's working properly. First of all, testing is stressful as it is to everyone in school. Why test us at our level.

The Texas Education Agency later confirmed that school districts across the state had reported that students' previously selected responses on online tests had disappeared after they logged out or either voluntarily due to 30 minutes of inactivity or lost of internet connection. That should not be the case. Go back to paper and pencil and all records should be safe. These days we have to be careful what we write or what we save because it is never guaranteed. Of the 14,220 affected exams, 8,778 were STAAR A, which was given to special education students. The rest were regular STAAR L exams, which were given to English language learners.

It is "simply unacceptable". Kids in the classroom should never suffer from mistakes made from the adults." The state left the decision of whether to retest the affected students. If the problem isn't solved by May, the state would reconsider its contract with Educational Testing Services, the New Jersey-based company that they picked last year to develop and administer the state-required exams.

I am a parent and I will be furious if my child had to retake the state that they studied hard for. I would petition for the people that take care of administer the exams to take the test for them. Why do our children have to suffer? What if they did great the first time and do worst the second time because the stress. Not fair.