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When did SOL Prep and Scores Become the Basis for 4th Quarter Grades?
Posted by: SOL used to mean something else ()
Date: May 20, 2015 07:23PM

Noticed a trend the last two years - the SOL prep work and SOL tests are becoming part of the year end grades. My kids have teachers assigning nightly SOL prep (graded) and last year had a history teacher than automatically awarded an A for anyone passing advanced on the SOL. I'm seeing more of the same thing this year.

Is this new?

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Re: When did SOL Prep and Scores Become the Basis for 4th Quarter Grades?
Posted by: foia ()
Date: May 20, 2015 07:46PM

SOL used to mean something else Wrote:
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> Noticed a trend the last two years - the SOL prep
> work and SOL tests are becoming part of the year
> end grades. My kids have teachers assigning
> nightly SOL prep (graded) and last year had a
> history teacher than automatically awarded an A
> for anyone passing advanced on the SOL. I'm
> seeing more of the same thing this year.
>
> Is this new?


We can always FOIA 4th quarter grades from last year to find out .. what school?

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Re: When did SOL Prep and Scores Become the Basis for 4th Quarter Grades?
Posted by: mad?? ()
Date: May 20, 2015 07:50PM

SOL used to mean something else Wrote:
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> Noticed a trend the last two years - the SOL prep
> work and SOL tests are becoming part of the year
> end grades. My kids have teachers assigning
> nightly SOL prep (graded) and last year had a
> history teacher than automatically awarded an A
> for anyone passing advanced on the SOL. I'm
> seeing more of the same thing this year.
>
> Is this new?
What wrong with that? it make senese cause 4th quarter is all sol review and after that is movie time so no time for graded work

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Re: When did SOL Prep and Scores Become the Basis for 4th Quarter Grades?
Posted by: Ms tingle ()
Date: May 20, 2015 10:11PM

Robinson is doing something similar. If you have a pass advance on your SOL you don't to take the final.

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Re: When did SOL Prep and Scores Become the Basis for 4th Quarter Grades?
Posted by: bad moves ()
Date: May 20, 2015 10:49PM

" If you have a pass advance on your SOL you don't to take the final."


This degrades education. Another reason to look at private schools.

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Re: When did SOL Prep and Scores Become the Basis for 4th Quarter Grades?
Posted by: watch for this ()
Date: May 21, 2015 04:49PM

I see this:
1st quarter, almost everyone gets a B. Very little teaching done.
2nd quarter, teacher begins evaluating (without teaching) on SOL material.
Kids that give the teacher worries re: the SOL are given C's or less.
3rd quarter, teacher begins SOL teaching in earnest, and for effectiveness
scares the h*ll out of the kids. Everyone's grade sink to the lowest of the year.
4th quarter, teaching continues w/LOTS of SOL practice tests. Teacher aligns 4th quarter
grades to coincide with predicted SOL results.

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Re: When did SOL Prep and Scores Become the Basis for 4th Quarter Grades?
Posted by: FHS Student ()
Date: May 21, 2015 06:37PM

YOU'RE RIGHT......I think 3rd quarter is when I get the lowest grade... 2nd quarter kinds and 4th quarter will be easy if you pass the sol


watch for this Wrote:
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> I see this:
> 1st quarter, almost everyone gets a B. Very little
> teaching done.
> 2nd quarter, teacher begins evaluating (without
> teaching) on SOL material.
> Kids that give the teacher worries re: the SOL
> are given C's or less.
> 3rd quarter, teacher begins SOL teaching in
> earnest, and for effectiveness
> scares the h*ll out of the kids. Everyone's
> grade sink to the lowest of the year.
> 4th quarter, teaching continues w/LOTS of SOL
> practice tests. Teacher aligns 4th quarter
> grades to coincide with predicted SOL results.

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