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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If your kid is only in kindergarten, they will be just fine!  It is a warm and nurturing environment.  You have plenty of time to see if you like it before starting to stress about SOLs in 3rd grade.

Another benefit was that we also used the before and after care and it was never full (pre-covid) and that program was also great, with most of the time spent outdoors.[/quote]

Sorry, what are SOLs?[/quote]

The VA standardized tests that start in 3rd grade.[/quote]

Pardon my ignorance, SOLs are stressful for the students, teachers or both? Is it a situation where teachers have to teach to the test?[/quote]

They should not be stressful for either students or teachers, but of course teachers do "teach to the test" in terms of having kids do practice sheets and such.  Parents can also opt out of the tests.[/quote]

They can't opt out of all of them in high school.  Passing SOLs is how you earn verified credits which are required for high school graduation.
It's more stressful for teachers because the school is evaluated based on the outcomes of the tests.  But that means the administration and teachers put pressure on the students and make it stressful for them when it doesn't need to be, especially in elementary and middle school.
Parents aren't stressed by SOLs - except when they're judging how good a school is and want those high scores.[/quote]

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