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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Arne Duncan has no clue.[/quote]

Forty-five states, the District of Columbia, four territories, and the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) have adopted the Common Core State Standards.  Virginia, Texas, Nebraska, Minnesota, and Alaska are the only states that have not adopted Core.

Where is Virginia ranked for education?  Who are you calling clueless?  Gotta love the naysayers.[/quote]

Virginia is ranked 26 with an education policy grade oh C-.  We are teetering on average to below average.  This is reality.  Do what you can to make things better. [b] Parent involvement at home and in the classroom, especially in the elementary years is one way of getting things kicked off right. [/b] In any case, don't kid yourself into thinking everything is peachy and perfect.  We aren't doing that great.[/quote]

Problem is, they don't particularly *like* parent involvement. It always ends up giving them more headaches... Show of hands -- how many reading this thread have been trying to find out what their kids were really doing in the classroom, to no avail? Other than a few loose worksheets -- nada. Kids are studying Rome these days, for instance. Nary a word came home about it, and the online manual is not accessible. We can talk about the Romans at home until we're blue in the face -- if we diid not hit that minuscule detail the SOL wants them to know, he'll still have to only rely on the classroom work, sans parent contribution, to get her grade in school. I don't get it. How hard is it to have a textbook, so we can anchor our conversations?[/quote]

This observation is true and should give all parents GREAT pause. There is something inherently wrong with a public school system that doesn't engage parents. My hinky meter goes off immediately. [/quote]

If you are in the dark, then do something about it.  You are the parent..not someone just sitting by the sidelines.  I am very involved with both of my kids.  I am not going to wait until a parent teacher conference to find out what Is going on.  That is ridiculous.  School is not daycare or babysitting where you just dropoff, smile, and come back hours later to pickup.  I have yet to meet a teacher who pushes parents away.  My experience is that they advocate and want help from the parents whether it be class readers, parties, prep for class projects, school supplies, field trip chaperones, speakers, art projects, room mom, etc.  All I can say is that time is precious.  Don't just sit there and complain.  When all is said and done, what is the glory in having hours and hours of saved up vacation time at work that you could have used to even volunteer just once for an hour or two.   If you don't want to use up your vacation time, there are things you can do after hours.  Ultimately, it is about commitment, priorities, and making the time.[/quote]

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