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[quote=Anonymous]When I taught in FCPS the only kids I ever had fail the 8th-grade science test (which covers 6th, 7th, and 8th-grade science) were ESOL kids who had been in the country for less than a year. For some crazy reason, the state insisted that kids take this SOL even though it was not a test of their science ability but rather a test of their ENGLISH reading skills. The vast majority of these students could have easily passed the test if given in their native language. Imagine if you, a native English speaker, had to take a science test in KOREAN with only minimal exposure to that language. You would not likely pass the test. And yes, the school cared immensely when kids failed. It didn't matter that 600 kids passed (many passed advanced). They were mad and berated the teachers if 10 kids failed. It's one of the reasons I left the county.[/quote]
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