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standardized tests. just days ago, some of them protesting outside the department of education in washington. they argue schools are becoming test prep factories where the joy of learning has decreased as stress increases over taking these tests. elizabeth laidlaw is a parent who s flipping back over standardized tests. she joins us this morning, good morning. good morning. for those of us who don t have children, kids are required to take a test every year from third through eighth grade just to see how they re doing, am i right? that s the case if new york state, yes. and why do you think this is a harmful practice? so the test itself is a one-time snapshot of the kids performance. so i liken it to a beauty contest being measured by the contestants driver s license photograph. it s just not a good measure. that s one reason why i have a problem with the test. the other reason is how it s