<p>^Yep, I don<code>t think it would</code>ve been fair to make you and the class of `14 take it since you had less time to do it (two years) compared to 4.
Side Note: hahah. Whenever I talk to someone not from VA, and say "SOL" they`re always like "What?"</p>
<p>Totally not fair. A lot of us barely fit in all our classes and have to really strategically take classes already.</p>
<p>Side note: I guess they didn’t think SLTs (Standards of Learning Tests) or SLEs (Standards of Learning Exams) would sound right and decided to go with SOLs (Standards of Learning). It makes no sense though.</p>
<p>I didn`t even have time really, with all the AP classes I want to take and everything, so I was lucky enough to take it over the summer.</p>
<p>Side note: So ridiculous. At one point, Ohio<code>s tests were called “Ohio Achievement Tests” which isn</code>t weird until you abbreviate it… “OAT<code>s” 
But now they call them Assessments, so “OAA</code>s”</p>
<p>Meh, in middle school we always called the MCAS the Massachusetts Child Abuse System. OAT’s sounds funny and so delicious at 1AM.</p>
<p>We were literally talking about this in my economics class today.</p>
<p>But I’m more interested in having a home economics class I think sewing is a VITAL skill.</p>
<p>Aww yeah, we used to have mandatory home ec and sewing classes, and then they cut them in 8th grade.</p>
<p>We still have a clothing class, but nobody really knows about it/takes it.</p>
<p>Really? Most schools don’t have finance classes? My school has an entire “Business Ed” Department with classes such as accounting, career/financial management (which I’m in), financial investments, marketing, sports marketing, etc. we also had home ec in 8th grade. And my school does have sewing and cooking classes too. We also had personal computing but that was cut…</p>
<p>I think most schools have finance-related stuff, but if a finance class isn’t required, certain people won’t want to take it at all. People with good grades will worry that an “easy” class will look bad on their transcripts, and other people just find the subject boring.</p>
<p>I mean, I looked at my friend’s Personal Finance textbook and much of the information is useful (particularly the chapters on balancing a budget and a checkbook, as well as a CLEAR EXPLANATION ON WHAT CREDIT CARDS ARE [i’ve tried to explain this to said friend and read the book to her, she doesn’t get it]), but some of it makes me say, “Well, that’s why I have a person prepare my taxes for me.”</p>
<p>If nothing else, a semester of Personal Finance combined with another class would rectify the problem of it taking up too much schedule space, plus I don’t really think a full year is necessary to cover the most important things.</p>