Opt out of map testing?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They aren't used at all. Math pathway is set based on teacher recommendations. Giant waste of students time and school resources.

And a key input to teacher recs is MAP scores.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:After the MAP tests in 5th grade, which determine 6th math placement, do the MAP tests "mean" anything? Like is there anything else they are used to make decisions on? To me that's the only reason to have a kid miss class to take them.

Very important in high school magnet admissions.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They aren't used at all. Math pathway is set based on teacher recommendations. Giant waste of students time and school resources.

And a key input to teacher recs is MAP scores.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They aren't used at all. Math pathway is set based on teacher recommendations. Giant waste of students time and school resources.

And a key input to teacher recs is MAP scores.

+1

Just to be clear, this is teacher recs for next year's class? There are no recommendations for HS magnet admission

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They aren't used at all. Math pathway is set based on teacher recommendations. Giant waste of students time and school resources.

And a key input to teacher recs is MAP scores.

+1

Just to be clear, this is teacher recs for next year's class? There are no recommendations for HS magnet admission

Yes - for example, whether a kid who is AIM is ready for algebra 1 the next year or should go into AMP7+ and repeat content. A key component of that is the MAP score.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Aren’t all HS credit classes have finals? Like language and Algebra 1 and above?

MCPS did away with finals for all classes several years ago because too many kids were failing them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Aren’t all HS credit classes have finals? Like language and Algebra 1 and above?

MCPS did away with finals for all classes several years ago because too many kids were failing them.

Some people seem to care more about making education painful than whether kids learn the material.

I'm all for finals too especially if they allow unlimited retakes to ensure kids really learn the material.

[Anonymous]

I haven't heard about MAP testing this Spring at either of my kids' schools. I was beginning to wonder if they're still doing it even.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Aren’t all HS credit classes have finals? Like language and Algebra 1 and above?

MCPS did away with finals for all classes several years ago because too many kids were failing them.

Some people seem to care more about making education painful than whether kids learn the material.

I'm all for finals too especially if they allow unlimited retakes to ensure kids really learn the material.

Yeah, so after a final the retake to ensure kids really learn the material is to take the class again (or a take a half-step up class) next year.

If "failing" vs "passing" is an unfriendly term, call it "progressing" vs "completing".

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Aren’t all HS credit classes have finals? Like language and Algebra 1 and above?

MCPS did away with finals for all classes several years ago because too many kids were failing them.

For Algebra at least , the plan is for MCAP to be the final, as part of the grade. (For people who care about grades or who are forced to care by lazy admission committees.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Aren’t all HS credit classes have finals? Like language and Algebra 1 and above?

MCPS did away with finals for all classes several years ago because too many kids were failing them.

For Algebra at least , the plan is for MCAP to be the final, as part of the grade. (For people who care about grades or who are forced to care by lazy admission committees.)

Aren't grades due in June? The MCAP results definitely won't be out by then. Though maybe LAST year's MCAP reports will finally make their way to parents by then.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Aren’t all HS credit classes have finals? Like language and Algebra 1 and above?

MCPS did away with finals for all classes several years ago because too many kids were failing them.

For Algebra at least , the plan is for MCAP to be the final, as part of the grade. (For people who care about grades or who are forced to care by lazy admission committees.)

Aren't grades due in June? The MCAP results definitely won't be out by then. Though maybe LAST year's MCAP reports will finally make their way to parents by then.

Got ours in the mail months ago.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Aren’t all HS credit classes have finals? Like language and Algebra 1 and above?

MCPS did away with finals for all classes several years ago because too many kids were failing them.

For Algebra at least , the plan is for MCAP to be the final, as part of the grade. (For people who care about grades or who are forced to care by lazy admission committees.)

Aren't grades due in June? The MCAP results definitely won't be out by then. Though maybe LAST year's MCAP reports will finally make their way to parents by then.

Got ours in the mail months ago.

You are lucky. Ours only just arrived. More than a year after taking it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Aren’t all HS credit classes have finals? Like language and Algebra 1 and above?

MCPS did away with finals for all classes several years ago because too many kids were failing them.

For Algebra at least , the plan is for MCAP to be the final, as part of the grade. (For people who care about grades or who are forced to care by lazy admission committees.)

Aren't grades due in June? The MCAP results definitely won't be out by then. Though maybe LAST year's MCAP reports will finally make their way to parents by then.

Got ours in the mail months ago.

That was for last year's test. The scores don't time travel.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Aren’t all HS credit classes have finals? Like language and Algebra 1 and above?

MCPS did away with finals for all classes several years ago because too many kids were failing them.

For Algebra at least , the plan is for MCAP to be the final, as part of the grade. (For people who care about grades or who are forced to care by lazy admission committees.)

Aren't grades due in June? The MCAP results definitely won't be out by then. Though maybe LAST year's MCAP reports will finally make their way to parents by then.

Got ours in the mail months ago.

That was for last year's test. The scores don't time travel.