Tests are effective at pointing out to teachers which students are falling behind and might need extra help. I think that tests are necessary and important.
These parents are effectively taking away any means of tracking these kids knowledge levels.
I've always thought that homework taught responsibility, dealing with pressure and demonstrating the knowledge level of the subject.
I hope that someone from the schoolboard tells these parents that they're more then welcome to homeschool their kids, but they still have to pass the departmental exams.
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