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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is there a way to check how many SSL hours your kid has on Parentvue or Synergy? I was looking around and don’t see it.[/quote]

It’s in the Course History on ParentVue, at least for my high schoolers. I’m not sure if middle schoolers have this too. [/quote]

just checked--it's there for my middle schoolers. he's got credit for some dumb stuff (3 hours for MCPS student expectations training).  That's not really what most people see as "service."[/quote]

No it's not, but MCPS is trying to help all kids see where they could provide service and help.  I personally feel that should use a program like Root & Shoots to fully reach Service Learning over a period of time to all 6th graders(along with study skills but that's a different topic).  Then they would be equipped to find real SSL project or create their own.  But in the absence of that, there are plenty of opportunities from MS through 12th to complete the remaining hours that are not given from class.[/quote]

Not sure why they put an emphasis on 75 hours of random stuff and call it "service" (30 hours from Outdoor Ed that is required anyway, 15 hours here and there for random virtual learnings that are required anyway to be a student...) Better that the school picks a once a year project and just does it with the kids as a group...

Not graduating kids whose parents can't drive them around to volunteer activities or pay for SSL camp hours is dumb.  [/quote]

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