Please tell me this means MCPS is getting rid of Benchmark for next year

[Anonymous]

https://www.academicsadvocacy.org/post/benchmark-audit-why-we-have-been-advocating-for-this

Another comprehensive critique of benchmark. Sigh.

May I suggest we send the decisionmakers to observe a handful of local Catholic schools—including those that cater to black and brown students—so they can learn what works?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:https://www.academicsadvocacy.org/post/benchmark-audit-why-we-have-been-advocating-for-this

Another comprehensive critique of benchmark. Sigh.

May I suggest we send the decisionmakers to observe a handful of local Catholic schools—including those that cater to black and brown students—so they can learn what works?

Isn't the reason they can't get rid of the benchmark something related to getting some ESL version of it?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://www.academicsadvocacy.org/post/benchmark-audit-why-we-have-been-advocating-for-this

Another comprehensive critique of benchmark. Sigh.

May I suggest we send the decisionmakers to observe a handful of local Catholic schools—including those that cater to black and brown students—so they can learn what works?

Isn't the reason they can't get rid of the benchmark something related to getting some ESL version of it?

Yes.

And is that a reason why all students should suffer?

The prior links highlight how multiple jurisdictions were hoodwinked into purchasing this terrible product as a silver bullet for esl students BUT the reality is it doesn’t actually work for ESL kids either. So why are we using it???????

Hold mcps accountable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Special education teacher who started in elementary and is now in middle…Benchmark makes Study Sync seem amazing! I like is SO much more…at least the texts are somewhat engaging and the kids aren’t annotating texts just for the sake of annotating

Not our experience with Benchmark at all. See above re corn unit as an example of lack of engaging texts. And the annotated for no reason at all. Study Sync definitely isn’t great, but my middle schooler likes it a while like more than Benchmark.

Sorry that your kids have to read boring stories, and they shouldn't have to annotate everything, but it is OK for them to annotate, just to learn how to do it. It is a valuable basic skill that they will need when they are in high school.

Here's a crazy idea. Instead of using Benchmark or Study Sync try using actual books from the library. I actually enjoyed reading Dickenns, Treasure Island, Dumas etc when I was a kid.

Haven't they all been banned by now?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://www.academicsadvocacy.org/post/benchmark-audit-why-we-have-been-advocating-for-this

Another comprehensive critique of benchmark. Sigh.

May I suggest we send the decisionmakers to observe a handful of local Catholic schools—including those that cater to black and brown students—so they can learn what works?

Isn't the reason they can't get rid of the benchmark something related to getting some ESL version of it?

Yes.

And is that a reason why all students should suffer?

The prior links highlight how multiple jurisdictions were hoodwinked into purchasing this terrible product as a silver bullet for esl students BUT the reality is it doesn’t actually work for ESL kids either. So why are we using it???????

Hold mcps accountable.

I reviewed the curricula that were submitted last year and the one that most people liked and was quite rigorous had programs in English and Spanish.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://www.academicsadvocacy.org/post/benchmark-audit-why-we-have-been-advocating-for-this

Another comprehensive critique of benchmark. Sigh.

May I suggest we send the decisionmakers to observe a handful of local Catholic schools—including those that cater to black and brown students—so they can learn what works?

Isn't the reason they can't get rid of the benchmark something related to getting some ESL version of it?

Yes.

And is that a reason why all students should suffer?

The prior links highlight how multiple jurisdictions were hoodwinked into purchasing this terrible product as a silver bullet for esl students BUT the reality is it doesn’t actually work for ESL kids either. So why are we using it???????

Hold mcps accountable.

I reviewed the curricula that were submitted last year and the one that most people liked and was quite rigorous had programs in English and Spanish.

This is so distressing to hear that MCPS passed on a good alternative. Do you know why? I can't tell at this point if it's pure incompetence that MCPS sticks with crappy curricula or something more corrupt.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://www.academicsadvocacy.org/post/benchmark-audit-why-we-have-been-advocating-for-this

Another comprehensive critique of benchmark. Sigh.

May I suggest we send the decisionmakers to observe a handful of local Catholic schools—including those that cater to black and brown students—so they can learn what works?

Isn't the reason they can't get rid of the benchmark something related to getting some ESL version of it?

Yes.

And is that a reason why all students should suffer?

The prior links highlight how multiple jurisdictions were hoodwinked into purchasing this terrible product as a silver bullet for esl students BUT the reality is it doesn’t actually work for ESL kids either. So why are we using it???????

Hold mcps accountable.

I reviewed the curricula that were submitted last year and the one that most people liked and was quite rigorous had programs in English and Spanish.

This is so distressing to hear that MCPS passed on a good alternative. Do you know why? I can't tell at this point if it's pure incompetence that MCPS sticks with crappy curricula or something more corrupt.

MCPS? Must be corruption. (per DCUM common knowledge)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://www.academicsadvocacy.org/post/benchmark-audit-why-we-have-been-advocating-for-this

Another comprehensive critique of benchmark. Sigh.

May I suggest we send the decisionmakers to observe a handful of local Catholic schools—including those that cater to black and brown students—so they can learn what works?

Isn't the reason they can't get rid of the benchmark something related to getting some ESL version of it?

Yes.

And is that a reason why all students should suffer?

The prior links highlight how multiple jurisdictions were hoodwinked into purchasing this terrible product as a silver bullet for esl students BUT the reality is it doesn’t actually work for ESL kids either. So why are we using it???????

Hold mcps accountable.

I reviewed the curricula that were submitted last year and the one that most people liked and was quite rigorous had programs in English and Spanish.

This is so distressing to hear that MCPS passed on a good alternative. Do you know why? I can't tell at this point if it's pure incompetence that MCPS sticks with crappy curricula or something more corrupt.

I do not know why. They never bothered emailing the review committee to provide us with an update.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://www.academicsadvocacy.org/post/benchmark-audit-why-we-have-been-advocating-for-this

Another comprehensive critique of benchmark. Sigh.

May I suggest we send the decisionmakers to observe a handful of local Catholic schools—including those that cater to black and brown students—so they can learn what works?

Isn't the reason they can't get rid of the benchmark something related to getting some ESL version of it?

Yes.

And is that a reason why all students should suffer?

The prior links highlight how multiple jurisdictions were hoodwinked into purchasing this terrible product as a silver bullet for esl students BUT the reality is it doesn’t actually work for ESL kids either. So why are we using it???????

Hold mcps accountable.

I reviewed the curricula that were submitted last year and the one that most people liked and was quite rigorous had programs in English and Spanish.

This is so distressing to hear that MCPS passed on a good alternative. Do you know why? I can't tell at this point if it's pure incompetence that MCPS sticks with crappy curricula or something more corrupt.

MCPS? Must be corruption. (per DCUM common knowledge)

They're probably waiting on Discovery Education to offer curriculum 3.0.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://www.academicsadvocacy.org/post/benchmark-audit-why-we-have-been-advocating-for-this

Another comprehensive critique of benchmark. Sigh.

May I suggest we send the decisionmakers to observe a handful of local Catholic schools—including those that cater to black and brown students—so they can learn what works?

Isn't the reason they can't get rid of the benchmark something related to getting some ESL version of it?

Yes.

And is that a reason why all students should suffer?

The prior links highlight how multiple jurisdictions were hoodwinked into purchasing this terrible product as a silver bullet for esl students BUT the reality is it doesn’t actually work for ESL kids either. So why are we using it???????

Hold mcps accountable.

I reviewed the curricula that were submitted last year and the one that most people liked and was quite rigorous had programs in English and Spanish.

This is so distressing to hear that MCPS passed on a good alternative. Do you know why? I can't tell at this point if it's pure incompetence that MCPS sticks with crappy curricula or something more corrupt.

MCPS? Must be corruption. (per DCUM common knowledge)

They're probably waiting on Discovery Education to offer curriculum 3.0.

The sad thing is, this could completely be true.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I reviewed the curricula that were submitted last year and the one that most people liked and was quite rigorous had programs in English and Spanish.

What was it called, PP?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://www.academicsadvocacy.org/post/benchmark-audit-why-we-have-been-advocating-for-this

Another comprehensive critique of benchmark. Sigh.

May I suggest we send the decisionmakers to observe a handful of local Catholic schools—including those that cater to black and brown students—so they can learn what works?

Isn't the reason they can't get rid of the benchmark something related to getting some ESL version of it?

Yes.

And is that a reason why all students should suffer?

The prior links highlight how multiple jurisdictions were hoodwinked into purchasing this terrible product as a silver bullet for esl students BUT the reality is it doesn’t actually work for ESL kids either. So why are we using it???????

Hold mcps accountable.

I reviewed the curricula that were submitted last year and the one that most people liked and was quite rigorous had programs in English and Spanish.

This is so distressing to hear that MCPS passed on a good alternative. Do you know why? I can't tell at this point if it's pure incompetence that MCPS sticks with crappy curricula or something more corrupt.

I don't actually rely on them to teach my kids anything in ES. I mean they don't even have reading groups anymore because they aren't below grade level.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I reviewed the curricula that were submitted last year and the one that most people liked and was quite rigorous had programs in English and Spanish.

What was it called, PP?

As if.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://www.academicsadvocacy.org/post/benchmark-audit-why-we-have-been-advocating-for-this

Another comprehensive critique of benchmark. Sigh.

May I suggest we send the decisionmakers to observe a handful of local Catholic schools—including those that cater to black and brown students—so they can learn what works?

Isn't the reason they can't get rid of the benchmark something related to getting some ESL version of it?

Yes.

And is that a reason why all students should suffer?

The prior links highlight how multiple jurisdictions were hoodwinked into purchasing this terrible product as a silver bullet for esl students BUT the reality is it doesn’t actually work for ESL kids either. So why are we using it???????

Hold mcps accountable.

I reviewed the curricula that were submitted last year and the one that most people liked and was quite rigorous had programs in English and Spanish.

This is so distressing to hear that MCPS passed on a good alternative. Do you know why? I can't tell at this point if it's pure incompetence that MCPS sticks with crappy curricula or something more corrupt.

MCPS? Must be corruption. (per DCUM common knowledge)

It looks like either incompetence or corruption. Not sure which.

Frustrating either way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I reviewed the curricula that were submitted last year and the one that most people liked and was quite rigorous had programs in English and Spanish.

What was it called, PP?

Sorry, not able to share.