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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Have you thought about the fact that they are testing to see if your snowflake has learned something over the course of  the year?  Would you prefer end of year exams from the teacher?
There was a time when many got 600's but they are slowly making each test harder.  The score may matter most to your school, but your child over time has to realize that he/she is accountable for paying attention at school and retaining some knowledge.

I really don't understand what all this "teaching to the test" complaining is about - the question is "[b]Is your child learning something important?[/b]"  If not, the problem is with the curriculum and not the testing.[/quote]

Gee, I don't know... What's important?

For three years in a row my kid has been taught about moon phases. The fuck is that about? Are they teaching them to be werewolves?

Eight weeks on Virginia history? Really?!?!?!

Oh, and my personal favorite: Eight weeks on the Civil war, but about 5 minutes on World War 1 and World War II.

You'll excuse me for rolling my eyes at what the Virginia Department of Education believes is important.[/quote]

Ummm, VA history is pretty important....  You might want to have a discussion with your child about it to refresh your memory.  My son loves history and talked about what he learned in class every day.  I learned a ton from him that I never heard in school.  I'm assuming this is 4th grade?[/quote]

Says the person who grew up in VA?  There are 49 other states, if you want to try to break away from the brainwashing.  [/quote]

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