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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]One thing to consider is really what tests are telling us:

They are not really IQ tests, they are cultural knowledge tests.  They are supposed to be neutral, but I personally don't think that they can be.  One of the issues I have seen is that schools that are very focused on progressive education, focus less on content knowledge and more projects feel good reading assignments.  These practices are pretty common in this area, I think it often puts kids at a disadvantage especially of lower SES opportunity and sometimes minority students. Different stories and emphasis within our cultural frameworks.  Lisa Deplit's article, The Silenced Dialogue is an interesting read http://faculty.washington.edu/rikitiki/tcxg464sp08/Silenced%20Dialogue%20by%20L%20Delpit.pdf

Personally for me, [b]I seek to make sure my children are receiving at school and home a deep base of knowledge in history, science, literature and math.  It is the only way I can enable them to engage the wider culture.[/b] [/quote]

For the poster of this (hopefully you will see this request), how do you do this?  I am the mother of a AA 6th grade girl.  She attends a catholic school in Bethesda that I really think is lacking in history, literature and science.  I would like to start supplementing in these areas, but honestly they are not issues that I'm strong either.  I don't know where or how to start.  Do you have any resources you can share?

Does anyone have any resources they can share to help supplement these subjects?  I know I should hit the library, but what resources there should be I utilizing?[/quote]

Not the pp but try the series of books what your xyz grader should know. Or show them brainpop videos in social studies and science. I have my kids watch these videos daily. [/quote]

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