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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would totally opt my kid out if it meant what they were taught in the classroom wasn't so test focused. But my kid would still have to do the drilling and the curriculum, so I just let him take them. It sucks.[/quote]

You can Opt Out of mid-year bench mark testing and EOY testing. In addition, you can communicate with your kid's teacher and ask that he/she not be given any multiple choice practice sheets, since you are Opting Out.

And - by Opt Out - you are sending a message to Richmond that you want TEACHING not TESTING![/quote]

As a former teacher and a parent I am pro testing, but I think the test-makers need more input from teachers. Not a fan of the current tests. However, without some accountability you could get stuck with the teacher who BSes the whole year. Even if they give tests throughout the year,[b] the SOLs provide some important data. Early on it lets the school know of which kids need some extra help and presuming a teacher did not have many kids with LDs, etc it can help indicate a teacher may need more strategies. [/b]You'd be surprised. That kid everyone labels as a goof off could get a high pass indicating she/he was learning the material. Meanwhile the child quietly struggles with learning issues who tries to compensate, may be identified as needing the extra help she/he was too afraid to ask for. Keep in mind the scores don't affect the child in terms of making a child repeat a grade or class until highschool. They are getting practice with test taking. If  a child repeatedly fails say a math SOL, then there is nothing wrong with putting that child in a math group where the teacher has more repitition and makes sure to use a multi-sensory approach (which supposedly they all do).[/quote]

As long as the student takes the test seriously and does his/her best. [/quote]

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