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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why do they need these forms signed by everyone prior to testing even occuring?

Why not send these forms home after testing and contact only the narrow group of students this applies to?[/quote]

They are on an EXTREMELY tight schedule to complete the retakes.  From what my admin has told me, it takes up to 7 days after the list of names is submitted for an alternate version of the test to be assigned to the student (why it takes so long, I have no idea--that's a question for Richmond).  The SOL window for the state ends exactly 7 days from the last SOL given at my school (and this is after moving testing up 3 days to accommodate the retakes).

The school is trying to cover their bases so that if Larla falls in the retake window, they don't have to play phone tag for 2 days trying to get parental consent, and then miss the deadline.

I am a teacher, and I am turning the form back in refusing the retake.  It does not benefit my child in any way.[/quote]

I'm so glad to hear from a teacher regarding this issue.  I am completely stressed out for my child to take the SOLs - she's anxious every night about it and scared to death for the actual day of testing since she failed two SOLs last year.  She's an average/above avg. student and gets all 3s and 4s on her report card - we didn't understand why she failed the SOLs until we took a good look at the released versions online.  Then it all became clear.  The questions are ridiculously confusing, and as a PP noted, many have more than one probable answer.  So how do the kids know which answer to choose?  It's absurd.  The math was so far above what she had actually been taught in class (by an ineffective teacher) that we wondered how she was supposed to do well.  Even now, right before SOLs start, her math class is cramming in new material that they hadn't previously learned.  How on earth are they supposed to remember material they spend about one day covering?  I seriously lay awake at night worrying about this.  I feel terrible for my daughter, who is now calling herself "dumb".  I'm giving serious thought to homeschooling.[/quote]

NP.  What grade is your DD in?  If it's elementary, I really would just tell her they don't matter, and what's on her report card is really what counts.  Being stressed won't help.  Just tell her not to worry or opt her out if you think is causing too much damage to her self esteem.  [/quote]

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