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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a fifth grader, and I said no.  I just don't see the point of having him sit through another test.  If he doesn't pass the SOLs, I would be more concerned about whether I need to get him a tutor to get him where he needs to be in the subject.  Having him sit through another day of testing does nothing toward helping him with his mastery of the material, which is what I would be most concerned about.[/quote]

Amen. My 5th grade DD has never even remotely come close to failing an SOL, and when I declined to sign her form,  her teacher began asking for it everyday, and telling her I HAD to sign it.  I see no point in a retake when the letter accompanying the form clearly says failing does not affect grades or academic standing for grades 3-8. This is all about her competitive FCPS AAP center school trying to improve/ keep their rankings, and not about helping kids. If her score came back very low (and it would take a 200+ point drop from last year) I would certainly be concerned and look for/address the underlying cause, but I have zero interest in facilitating more unnecessary testing.

That being said, DS is in 7th grade Algebra, so I reluctantly signed his form in case he has a bad test day, so he can get the high school credit. [/quote]

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