there's a way to do that though. we can say, look, here's what testing should look like. should take more than maybe two or three -- 2% or 3% of an entire year should be spent on testing. that evaluation is important. there is middle ground that's absolutely possible. >> yesterday michelle, i got a chance to speak with a denver teacher who started the hash tag, #-iwishmyteacherknew. let's look at that. there's one student who writes "i wish my teacher knew sometimes my reading log is not signed because my mom is not around a lot." >> we've used it as a way to build empathy with students. both building empathy for me to them but also with each other. >> how important is the home environment in a student's success? >> very important. research is very clear and shows that when parents are more involved in their child's education, then we get better outcomes.