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[quote=Anonymous]My kids have LDs and have mixed profiles when taking the SOLs (ie some are accurate reflections of what they know, others are not).  I have no problem with the tests as I believe there needs to be some method of assessing learning and I don't believe schools have adequate resources to do better assessments.  I think choosing Mali to study is fine.  We don't have very people from Mali in this area and it's got a very rich history.  it's a nice introduction to another culture and another part of the world (it was highlighted at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival a few years ago).  I also think VA history is a great thing to start learning about.  In the younger grades, many kids struggle to understand the concept of town/state/country and why would you not start with where they live?  There's also not enough time or brain capacity for them to learn it all at once.  How many of your kids thought George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther King Jr. knew each other?  Mine did.  It took a while for that concept of time to sink in.

But, back to the SOLs.  I don't place a lot of importance on my kids' SOL scores.  I want them to do their best but not get stressed about it.  For us, it's not that big of a deal.[/quote]

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