Tuesday, May 10, 2005

SOLs

Remember in 3rd grade, coming up to our first SOLs, everyone was nervous, you kept having to practice bubbling, and the teacher would go through endless reviews trying to cram it all in your head?

Well, after being in CGS for about 8 and half months and having just taken the science SOL, i have found that they are ridiculously easy-many times the tests mr. morris gave us were more challenging than this SOL (course, that could be due to the fact that those tests were on a specific subject, and coming up with 50 questions about glaciers is harder than coming up with 60 questions regarding the whole year).

Perhaps it is the fact that the passing standards are dropping, but i think it is more likely due to the system we are in.

Its funny now-my little sister is in third grade, her SOLs loom in 2 weeks, and she is going through the exact same thing we had to.
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4 comments:

jake said...

SOL stands for "standards of learning" so saying SOL's doesn't really make sense...."standards of learnings"...

May 11, 2005 2:49 PM
Colin. said...

jake SOL=standard of learning (in a certain subject)
SOLs=standards of learning (in more than one subject)

May 11, 2005 7:50 PM
Dannielle said...

Yea I really have no room to complain about the SOLs. I think they're a fun way to spend 20 minutes! Though they are easy, I rather we have an easy test then one that makes my mind feel as though it will leak out of my ear if I have to answer one more question.

May 11, 2005 9:45 PM
jake said...

yeah plus its fun to write stuff with the highlighter....I don't mind taking them cuz u don't actually have to think...

May 11, 2005 10:43 PM

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