Hello my name is Lynden Dey I am in 7th grade currently in schools across the country, students are being forced  to do  i-Ready, a program that is supposed to help them with personalized learning. However, instead of helping, it is causing more harm than good. We have heard time and time again from students, parents, and educators that i-Ready creates unnecessary stress, frustrates and annoys learners, and destroys the quality of education.

I am starting this petition because our children deserve better. They should be learning in an environment that fosters creativity, critical thinking, and true understanding; not one where they feel defeated by endless testing and stupid  assessments that are disconnected from real-world learning.

Why I-Ready is Harmful:

1. Excessive Testing: I-Ready forces students to take long, repetitive diagnostic tests, sometimes multiple times a year, instead of focusing on real, interactive learning. These tests do not assess a child’s true potential but rather their ability to answer questions based on algorithms that are not truly reflective of their progress.
2. Mental Health Impact: Our children are already under enough pressure from academic demands, and i-Ready adds to this burden. Many students report feelings of anxiety, frustration, and low self-esteem as a result of the system’s emphasis on test scores rather than actual learning.
3. A Lack of Personalization: Despite claiming to offer personalized learning, i-Ready's adaptive learning system often misidentifies students' needs, placing them at inappropriate levels that don’t match their actual skill sets. This leads to disengagement, as students feel their learning is irrelevant to what they actually need.
4. Time Wasted on a Flawed System: Educators report that i-Ready consumes a large portion of class time, which could otherwise be spent on meaningful lessons and interactions. Teachers find themselves constrained by the system, unable to tailor lessons to their students' real needs, while students spend more time on the program than on actual instruction.

My Call to Action:

I demand that i-Ready be banned in schools and that districts invest in more effective, equitable, and supportive learning resources. Our children deserve an education that empowers them, not one that reduces them to test scores.

It’s time for a change. Let’s stand together and raise our voices to protect students from harmful testing practices like i-Ready. Sign this petition today to show that we will not stand by while our children’s well-being and education are compromised.

 
Why You Should Sign:
If you’re a parent, educator, or student who has seen firsthand the negative effects of i-Ready.
If you believe that we the people deserve to learn in an environment that encourages creativity, critical thinking, and true understanding.
If you want to advocate for an education system that values well-being over test scores.
Together, we can make a difference.

Sign this petition and help us ban i-Ready in schools!

 
 the direct impact the program may have on their children, students, or communities.