Quality Time

What do you think of when you want to spend "quality time" with your child? Of course, you:

Study the FCAT at Home

JACKSONVILLE, FL -- If you're looking to spend a little quality time with your children over their studies, you can now give them the FCAT at home.

The Florida Department of Education has placed another batch of questions from the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test online.

It's the second year the agency has released questions from previous tests to increase the transparency of the FCAT. The standardized test is used to grade students and schools.

Florida Education Commissioner John Winn says there are enough questions in reading and math to allow you to give the test to your children at home.

He says the Web site has new features that will let you check the answers right away and see how many students got the answer right last year.

Winn says having the FCAT questions online is a great tool for families and can give you an indication of your child's proficiency level.

But he cautions that the questions are not a substitute for working with your child every-day on skills.

Really? Thanks for that parenting advice Mr. Winn.

And, for all the totally clueless parents out there who need all this great advice (there must be a lot of us!), studying old FCAT questions is not "quality time."