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[quote=Anonymous]I haven't read through all the replies, but here's my thoughts: the kids are taking too many tests. Especially at such a young age. My third grader has tests nearly every day it seems lately. He had sols yesterday and Tuesday, and also pals this week. He had to take practice tests to prepare for the real tests and then studying for tests at home that his teacher is having him take. It's too much. It's overboard. Especially with all of the piling on I've noticed that is happening right at the end of the year. My child is stressed out. I keep telling him to relax because he is fine, but it doesn't help. Every morning he tells me he's so sick of school and wishes he could stay home and relax. At night he tells me he has a headache and maybe he should stay home tomorrow. He's 9. It's too early to be this stressed out over testing. And he's not getting it from me or his dad at home, because we only talk about it when he brings it up, and we just listen and try to encourage him and tell him we are proud of him for his hard work. If it were just sols and not all of the other stuff, I don't think people would be upset about it. Or if it were just all the other stuff and not the sols, it would be fine. But with all of it being what it is, it's too much.[/quote]

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