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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is for an end of unit 4th grade test, and it's the third time it's happened this year. This just doesn't seem like enough time for the kids to study - or am I wrong?[/quote] They should't have to "study" for a test. That isn't how education works anymore. You learn and retain the information so it can be applied in many different way. If you know the content then you don't have to "study" for it. I could take a test in my field tomorrow and not have to study for it because I know the content area. [/quote]

Tend to agree.

My 4th grader has his math test tomorrow and he did not study.  He's been acing homework sheets and class work so I don't push it.
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This is for social studies and there are a lot of specific facts that they have learned. Really I'm to expect that my 9 year old should just remember all this information and not have to study?  I had no idea so many people made it through school without studying for tests. [/quote]

There's a difference between learning it and then studying before the test vs. "Cramming" the material.

When I was in grad school to become a secondary level social studies teacher, my program's director advocated frequent quizzes. She liked to see us give a weekly quiz to help students stay on top of regular studying and avoid cramming. Plus, students get more frequent feedback from the teacher this way. [/quote]

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