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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just this week, my dd got sent home with a list of all 50 states and their capitals and apparently needs to learn all of them asap and where they go on the map.  Dammit.  I am so over school and sick of homework.  Last night, I found our 50 states jigsaw puzzle, and her studying consisted of putting that together.  [b]I wish we had some sort of syllabus like in college so I would know when this stuff would get foisted on us[/b].[/quote]

When my kid was in elementary just a few years back, parents often did get a syllabus, depending on the teacher. Some handed out a general one for the year or the first half of the year, when we visited during the back to school night. And now even some elementary teachers (if you're in FCPS, not sure about MoCo etc.) use the Blackboard system and there is a parent version of that where some teachers will post a syllabus.

Next year, just ask the teacher(s) if they can provide one to parents. If they say, well, we change things up as we go, smile and say you would be happy with just a general syllabus so you can be more aware of what your child is doing week to week.

I do get it  -- you're venting because yeah, we are all pretty sick of how this school year seems to drag on and on...We're sick of it at our house too. And next school year, the last day of school in FCPS is JUNE 23 so the year will feel even longer....[/quote]

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