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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]Virginia is reducing the number of SOL tests and they are about to put in a project based assessment as an alternative to the tests.

The pendulum is swinging back. The feds are behind, but they will see the light on this soon.

Oh, how I hope so. My DD lives in terror of the SOLs. Learning is no longer fun and interesting at her school. Now it's just a huge packet of facts they must memorize for the SOLs. Crazy.

My kids have had fun and find learning interesting in school. My 6th grader, for example, made a solar oven this fall. My 4th grader was writing books on an iPad. They're both playing musical instruments. One is in a school play. The other is reading incredible books. [b]Both schools get top SOL scores every year.[/b]

Maybe your school is doing it wrong.[/quote]

You are not at a Title 1 school.  You are in a school that gets top SOL scores every year.  Your neighborhood is probably in the top 5% of incomes in America.  There's a HUGE difference.  Your children will always be entitled.  And you are so entitled that you get to decide what the less entitled of America have to do. And you get to rub their noses in the great things your kids get to do at their schools.  So happy for YOUR children.   [/quote]

Exactly PP.  I teach in MD and the "incentives" for the PARCC testing will begin in another week or so.  Raffles, pizza/ice cream parties, giveaways, etc will be the name of the game.  Why?  Attendance mostly.  Our principal offers gift card giveaways for coming to school on time after each school break (winter break, spring break), long weekends (like MLK and Presidents Day, etc) and for testing like PARCC (she did it for MSA testing too).  95% of our students are on free lunch.  Coming to school on time is a huge deal for them.  We play catch up with the vast majority of our students every day.  Our admin and support teams spend a lot of time and energy trying to 1) get kids to come to school on time each day  2) dealing with behavior issues and mental health issues  3) making sure kids' basic needs are met (the dentist spend almost an entire week at our school).  Our school is doing what it needs to do to make sure kids are ready to learn.  We provide breakfast and lunch (and dinner for kids in the after school program).  We make sure kids have school supplies and coats/mittens/hats for the winter.  We also have a food pantry and provide fresh fruit as a snack a few days a week.  Basically, we do what parents with who have money do for their kids.  A lot depends on our test scores so open your eyes before you make sweeping generalizations like, "Maybe your school is doing it wrong."  [/quote]

Wow. So what do the parent(s) do for their offspring if the school and taxpayers are the one a providing them 3 meals a day, clothing, healthcare onsite, teaching, and counseling?
This sounds like a MoCo La Casa ad that should be re-circulated around Central America.[/quote]

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