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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Failing an SOL doesn't necessarily get you more services or remediation.  I think passing a retake can help a kid's confidence.  Can you imagine failing at a school with 90% pass rates? That must feel awful for a kid.  [/quote]in elementary school a child never has to know if they passed or failed a SOL UNLESS a parent tells them! Therefore at that level, boosting confidence is irrelevant unless you tell them they failed.[/quote]

A teacher told my son he failed it when he was in 3rd grade and started remediation for a retake without our permission.  [/quote]

You don't need parent permission to reteach and/or remediate. [/quote]The elementary teacher had NO right to tell your child that they failed! I hope you went to the principal and then up the chain if need be. A lot of elementary schools do remediation within the classroom in small groups. All children(even those that passed) are working on different things. A good teacher, and administration will make sure the kids are not aware of who failed, who is retaking. Teaching in a few different schools this has always been the protocol. I'm sorry your child had to go through that.[/quote]

Thank you. I did speak to the school about it after it happened because my child came home crying when it happened. The teacher that did this was so frustrated with my child and the other students that she was hitting the table and saying mean things to the kids. She was basically telling them they were stupid, but using different words.

I'm fine with remediation and being pulled for small groups, that is a good thing and helpful. I'm not ok with a teacher telling a 9 year old that they failed a test that they built up the entire year. And I'm definitely not ok with a teacher getting frustrated and angry with students for not understanding something. She was mad because they found the instructions for taking the test confusing![/quote]

Nobody is okay with that.[/quote]

A few people that responded to my posts didn't seem to think it was a problem.[/quote]

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