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Ron Frazier
No. Merely passing the new SOL tests is really insufficient, since passing some of these tests is simply achieving a 51 percent score.'I must say that I’m glad the school board and administration has finally announced that “failure is no longer acceptable..* and “that they have to change the way they think about education.” But why did it take the state changing the SOLs to bring this change in mind set? Should not Rappahannock’s school system have aimed at quality educatiop for all of our students always? Our eighth grade test results are a result of only meeting earlier state mandates. ,
Bryant Lee
Meeting the state mandates is a must, it is not optional. The state mandates are the minimal educational requirement at this time. We can exceed this by working together as a community to provide an even high level of education for our children. And I, for one, support higher education and will do everything within my means to help the county achieve its educational goals.
James Oyster
It appears to me that the schools are having difficulty meeting the current state mandates. Educators and parents should always strive for the best. However, I think it would be counter-productive to set unrealistic “mandates.” “Quality” education, in my thinking, means providing for the particular individual needs of each student so that every child can be “the best that he can be.” Quality education also involves development of character traits such as I discussed in response to the first question. Our children are our future. Our leaders will someday come from the students who graduate from our high schools. If we want our leaders to exhibit high standards of moral character, we must instill those values in them as part of the learning process.
What would you do to
HELP RESTORE AND DEVELOP
A QUALITY ATHLETIC
PROGRAM?
Robert Anderson
I think what the Board of Supervisors is doing about the athletic fields is a good start. The board has been offered volunteer help from numerous people.
Jack Atkins
How do we restore a quality athletics program when we have never had one? When developing a school athletics program we have to remember we have a small school. We have to pick our sports carefully guided by the number of students that we have. It would be impossible to afford to offer all sports. Due to lack of planning there are not enough athletic staff members to handle the student body. Some elementary students have PE once a month. Even when offered once a week they can opt out for other electives. A quality athletic program requires quality coaching. Students must be able to look up to and respect their coaches and the athletic department. This is the first step of many in establishing a quality athletic department.
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