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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I wish every parent would opt out so we could stop spending all this money on testing. It’s incredible how much money the testing companies are making and how stressed some kids get. When I had a kid with a 150 IQ come in my third grade room on the first day of testing and saw him throw up from anxiety, I knew we needed to get out of this. [/quote]

+1 the anxiety buildup for everyone - teachers to students to families and admin is real. Can someone explain to me in simple terms the deal w SOLS in elementary and middle?  I never knew we could opt out.[/quote]

They send out an email, multiple emails actually, telling you that you can opt out with instructions on how to do so.

The SOLs don’t mean much in ES, they are more for the schools then they are the kid. Passing Advance is useful for applying to AAP and to get into Advanced Math after 3rd grade but that is about it.

SOLs matter in HS because some are needed for graduation.

A law was passed last year that is supposed to take effect next year were the SOL is supposed to be 10% of the grade for MS and HS.

We have used the SOLs to help our kid get comfortable with taking standardized exams. He has always done well on them so he doesn’t have the same anxiety as some kids do. I would hope that they provide kids who do have some anxiety with tests some practice taking them would be useful as the child gets older. [/quote]

PP here. I hadn’t really thought about opting out before, so I only glanced at that info. We usually just go with the flow at our school and support our admin and teachers — they’re excellent.

The SOL stress has only shown up this year in upper elementary, and even then it’s more “a bit much” than anything serious.
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