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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yep, the day after the 4th SOL was done, the first movie was put in for science class.  That was May 14th.  Then other classes followed suit.  TIL today it was Wall-E, Sound of Music, Boss Baby, A Bug’s Life, Judge Judy, and when one movie ends, they put in another…is school optional for the last 4.5 weeks in 8th grade? The teacher’s could prepare them for next year.  They could teach an exemplary lesson in their field of study. They could visit the outside or courtyard.  This is really dumbing down FCPS. They could teach cursive.  They could talk about their high school advice, their career path, current trends of research in their fields, anything!  It’s so mind-numbing to watch a movie one period after another.  [/quote]+1 For grades 1-8, the SOLs and the SEL stuff have created a lot of the problems. The teachers cram all the lessons and topics in before April 30. The teachers do social and team building fluff for the first 2 weeks of back to school and ramrod standardized tests like IReady, MAP, etc in that first Q.  This effectively makes the school year closer to having only 3 Qs upon which to convey grade level content. It’s crammed in before the end of April so that there are 2 weeks of SOL review and discussion. By the time the kids take the SOL, in the first 2 weeks of May, everyone feels exhausted and done, yet there is still a full month of school left![/quote]

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