curriculum opt-out

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Parents still have to come in person to view curriculum materials. Which is very inconvenient for working parents.

MCPS has all the books listed. Parents interested in opting out aren’t going to actual read the books. They are just going to follow which zealot is the flavor of the day and opt out what they say is problematic for whatever reason.

None of our syllabus's have textbook or english book information. Its frusterating. I want to be able to buy them so my kids have copies vs. pdf or classroom copies.

The topic of this thread is opting out of parts of the curriculum. The books being referenced that are all listed are the things parents want to be able to opt out of, which are not going to be textbooks because they are none being used except AP/IB courses.

The teachers have textbooks but we were told they choose not to use them. But, parents should have access to the novels kids are reading.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Parents still have to come in person to view curriculum materials. Which is very inconvenient for working parents.

MCPS has all the books listed. Parents interested in opting out aren’t going to actual read the books. They are just going to follow which zealot is the flavor of the day and opt out what they say is problematic for whatever reason.

None of our syllabus's have textbook or english book information. Its frusterating. I want to be able to buy them so my kids have copies vs. pdf or classroom copies.

Just ask the teacher. Why are you making this complicated. No one is expecting you to buy the curriculum book. This is about opting out. The books you could opt out of are listed. You can look them up and read them all yourself if you desire.

We can only look them up if we have a list of books. Yes, we asked the teacher and they said they will let the kids know when they decide. They don't preplan. You have to buy the book if you want your child to have a physical copy. Same with textboks. We were given photocopies in one class of a textbook and kids were told they had to keep it prestine for next year, so we bought it to save any drama.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Parents still have to come in person to view curriculum materials. Which is very inconvenient for working parents.

Not only do you want a custom-designed curriculum for your special snowflake, you want it spoonfed to you too? No way. MCPS should not be spending its limited resources doing your job for you-- that is unfair to the rest of us and our kids, and time/money that should be spent on other, more important things. If you're not willing to accept the curriculum and materials that everyone else does, then you need to be willing to put in the work of identifying what you object to.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Parents still have to come in person to view curriculum materials. Which is very inconvenient for working parents.

Not only do you want a custom-designed curriculum for your special snowflake, you want it spoonfed to you too? No way. MCPS should not be spending its limited resources doing your job for you-- that is unfair to the rest of us and our kids, and time/money that should be spent on other, more important things. If you're not willing to accept the curriculum and materials that everyone else does, then you need to be willing to put in the work of identifying what you object to.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Parents still have to come in person to view curriculum materials. Which is very inconvenient for working parents.

Not only do you want a custom-designed curriculum for your special snowflake, you want it spoonfed to you too? No way. MCPS should not be spending its limited resources doing your job for you-- that is unfair to the rest of us and our kids, and time/money that should be spent on other, more important things. If you're not willing to accept the curriculum and materials that everyone else does, then you need to be willing to put in the work of identifying what you object to.

+1

[Anonymous]

I'd like to opt my kid out of the HS English curriculum because it's terrible and in no way challenging.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Parents still have to come in person to view curriculum materials. Which is very inconvenient for working parents.

Why? Are books going to hurt the children? If you are so worried, you should teach your values at home and allow your child critical thinking skills to process school materials. Or home school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Parents still have to come in person to view curriculum materials. Which is very inconvenient for working parents.

MCPS has all the books listed. Parents interested in opting out aren’t going to actual read the books. They are just going to follow which zealot is the flavor of the day and opt out what they say is problematic for whatever reason.

None of our syllabus's have textbook or english book information. Its frusterating. I want to be able to buy them so my kids have copies vs. pdf or classroom copies.

Just ask the teacher. Why are you making this complicated. No one is expecting you to buy the curriculum book. This is about opting out. The books you could opt out of are listed. You can look them up and read them all yourself if you desire.

We can only look them up if we have a list of books. Yes, we asked the teacher and they said they will let the kids know when they decide. They don't preplan. You have to buy the book if you want your child to have a physical copy. Same with textboks. We were given photocopies in one class of a textbook and kids were told they had to keep it prestine for next year, so we bought it to save any drama.

The defined list of novels for English is on the sheet. If there are other ones being used they are going to be selected by the individual teacher, which means you will need to ask your teacher as they are starting new units.

My child has never been given photocopies of an entire textbook at once and told to keep it pristine for next year. You should talk to your teacher or school if that’s the case.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'd like to opt my kid out of the HS English curriculum because it's terrible and in no way challenging.

Great, homeschool or assign extra work outside of school or go to any other school district or private school you can get into. Also join the committees that worn really diligently with MCPS and fight for change in the curriculum. See, options abound.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Parents still have to come in person to view curriculum materials. Which is very inconvenient for working parents.

Not only do you want a custom-designed curriculum for your special snowflake, you want it spoonfed to you too? No way. MCPS should not be spending its limited resources doing your job for you-- that is unfair to the rest of us and our kids, and time/money that should be spent on other, more important things. If you're not willing to accept the curriculum and materials that everyone else does, then you need to be willing to put in the work of identifying what you object to.

Mcps has plenty of resources and a huge budget. They should just email to everyone. Why the secrets and lack of transparency.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'd like to opt my kid out of the HS English curriculum because it's terrible and in no way challenging.

Great, homeschool or assign extra work outside of school or go to any other school district or private school you can get into. Also join the committees that worn really diligently with MCPS and fight for change in the curriculum. See, options abound.

Or, mcps improve it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Parents still have to come in person to view curriculum materials. Which is very inconvenient for working parents.

Why? Are books going to hurt the children? If you are so worried, you should teach your values at home and allow your child critical thinking skills to process school materials. Or home school.

Some books yes. There are plenty of books to choose from that support all families beliefs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Parents still have to come in person to view curriculum materials. Which is very inconvenient for working parents.

Why? Are books going to hurt the children? If you are so worried, you should teach your values at home and allow your child critical thinking skills to process school materials. Or home school.

Some books yes. There are plenty of books to choose from that support all families beliefs.

ELI5 how books can hurt children. If the book aligns with your beliefs, then the book supports your values. If the books doesn't align with your beliefs, then your deeply held beliefs become stronger when challenged by contradictory evidence. Sounds like a win-win

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'd like to opt my kid out of the HS English curriculum because it's terrible and in no way challenging.

+100

[Anonymous]

No one says you have to read or look at anything to opt your kid out of elements of the curriculum. Just sign the paperwork and get them out of the room if that's what you want. But then don't complain about whatever they get instead, because it's likely to be less developed than the curriculum that was actually deliberately chosen and planned. Trade-off.