Teaching

[glatt]

We got a letter sent home with our son last week asking for us to consent to having him take the state standardized tests a second time if his scores are unsatisfactory. (He hasn't taken the test a first time yet.) The form explained that this pre-approval would allow a swifter response time and enable him to retake the test as soon as the scores come back instead of waiting to get our permission and retaking the test a day or two later.

At his age, passing the test is not required for the student to be promoted to the next grade level. So while his test results will be interesting, they mean nothing to us.

Generally speaking, we think there are too many tests, and too much class time focused on preparation for the test, so the last thing we are going to do is sign some form so he can retake the damn thing when he hasn't even taken it a first time.

[glatt]

Originally Posted by glatt

We got a letter sent home with our son last week asking for us to consent....the last thing we are going to do is sign some form so he can retake the damn thing when he hasn't even taken it a first time.

I asked my son yesterday if he got any flack from his teacher for not turning in the form, and he said that he didn't, and that there were a bunch of other kids who also didn't turn in the form.

So this morning I got an email from the school. To "dear parent." They haven't received my form and would like it as soon as possible.

Should your child be eligible to participate in a retake of his/her math, science and/or reading SOL, we want to be able to act quickly to provide him/her the appropriate remediation so that he/she can be successful on the retake. In order to do so, we must have your consent for your child to participate in the retest.

They don't explain what "appropriate remediation" looks like.