Explain as a parent why I should care about SOLs?

[Anonymous]

Clearly OP never received an education beyond the trailer park.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:...and of all the countries in the world...Mali?
Why the hell do the kids have to study Mali?

Well you do know we are in a small war in Mali. Don't you? Ask someone in the military.....

That is now. The powers that be in Richmond decided on Mali many years ago.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Have you thought about the fact that they are testing to see if your snowflake has learned something over the course of the year? Would you prefer end of year exams from the teacher?
There was a time when many got 600's but they are slowly making each test harder. The score may matter most to your school, but your child over time has to realize that he/she is accountable for paying attention at school and retaining some knowledge.

I really don't understand what all this "teaching to the test" complaining is about - the question is "Is your child learning something important?" If not, the problem is with the curriculum and not the testing.

Gee, I don't know... What's important?

For three years in a row my kid has been taught about moon phases. The fuck is that about? Are they teaching them to be werewolves?

Eight weeks on Virginia history? Really?!?!?!

Oh, and my personal favorite: Eight weeks on the Civil war, but about 5 minutes on World War 1 and World War II.

You'll excuse me for rolling my eyes at what the Virginia Department of Education believes is important.

Ummm, VA history is pretty important.... You might want to have a discussion with your child about it to refresh your memory. My son loves history and talked about what he learned in class every day. I learned a ton from him that I never heard in school. I'm assuming this is 4th grade?

Says the person who grew up in VA? There are 49 other states, if you want to try to break away from the brainwashing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Have you thought about the fact that they are testing to see if your snowflake has learned something over the course of the year? Would you prefer end of year exams from the teacher?
There was a time when many got 600's but they are slowly making each test harder. The score may matter most to your school, but your child over time has to realize that he/she is accountable for paying attention at school and retaining some knowledge.

I really don't understand what all this "teaching to the test" complaining is about - the question is "Is your child learning something important?" If not, the problem is with the curriculum and not the testing.

Gee, I don't know... What's important?

For three years in a row my kid has been taught about moon phases. The fuck is that about? Are they teaching them to be werewolves?

Eight weeks on Virginia history? Really?!?!?!

Oh, and my personal favorite: Eight weeks on the Civil war, but about 5 minutes on World War 1 and World War II.

You'll excuse me for rolling my eyes at what the Virginia Department of Education believes is important.

Ummm, VA history is pretty important.... You might want to have a discussion with your child about it to refresh your memory. My son loves history and talked about what he learned in class every day. I learned a ton from him that I never heard in school. I'm assuming this is 4th grade?

Says the person who grew up in VA? There are 49 other states, if you want to try to break away from the brainwashing.

p.s. I'm going to have my kids skip SOLs and also skip 3/4 of the VA history. Who wants all of that crap? We will take a trip to Europe instead or something.

[Anonymous]

What grade are they studying Mali? Perhaps it came up in class discussion talking about current events.

[Anonymous]

I've been wondering what the heck American schools teach?Out of all the things Americans should know about the rest of the world, the schools waste time on Mali.
Way to go!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What grade are they studying Mali? Perhaps it came up in class discussion talking about current events.

In second grade they teach about Mali.

[Anonymous]

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OMG - I actually agree with the trashy rude poster. What is the world coming to?!?!?! Help!

Please don't quote people using hate speech. The PP you quoted has been reported. Slurs based on disability shouldn't be tolerated. When other people post them it's harder for Jeff to delete.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

OMG - I actually agree with the trashy rude poster. What is the world coming to?!?!?! Help!

Please don't quote people using hate speech. The PP you quoted has been reported. Slurs based on disability shouldn't be tolerated. When other people post them it's harder for Jeff to delete.

I agree. Reported her/him too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Eight weeks on Virginia history? Really?!?!?!

Oh, and my personal favorite: Eight weeks on the Civil war, but about 5 minutes on World War 1 and World War II.

You'll excuse me for rolling my eyes at what the Virginia Department of Education believes is important.

Ummm, VA history is pretty important.... You might want to have a discussion with your child about it to refresh your memory. My son loves history and talked about what he learned in class every day. I learned a ton from him that I never heard in school. I'm assuming this is 4th grade?

Says the person who grew up in VA? There are 49 other states, if you want to try to break away from the brainwashing.

No, I did not grow up in VA. They will get to the other wars -- 6th grade is heavy on the Civil War, among other things, WWI and II in 7th grade, world geography in 8th grade.

[Anonymous]

Can we report the person who used the term "snowflake" in a completely rude and sarcastic way?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

OMG - I actually agree with the trashy rude poster. What is the world coming to?!?!?! Help!

Please don't quote people using hate speech. The PP you quoted has been reported. Slurs based on disability shouldn't be tolerated. When other people post them it's harder for Jeff to delete.

I really can't stand the rude poster, but I have say here - back off here, thread police. Please don't tell me what to quote or not quote. And I say that as someone with family members with disabilities.

[Anonymous]

Moved to VA recently from NJ. Must agree that there is too much emphasis on VA state history at the expense of other great history lessons. My kids are even complaining about it. They know that other states played an important role in US history, but it is not covered. And forget about WWI/II, reconstruction, and world history...

[Anonymous]

I don't get it, the original poster with the foul mouth is ok, but the one who said snowflake has been reported? Seriously??!? And where is the slur based on a disability?

[Anonymous]

I think the comment about snowflakes was a joke.

The hate speech is rhyming slang based on the R-word. It begins with the word "fuck".