Anyone familiar with DCPS Math Quest Enrichment Summer Program?
![[Post New]](/jforum/templates/default/images/icon_minipost_new.gif){kind=icon}
Anonymous
|
Got an invite as well and have all the same questions. Did find this and wondered if it's related:
https://www.98thpercentile.com/blog/how-math-quest-programs-inspire-a-love-for-mathematics I'd rather not my child sit in front of a screen for 5 weeks... |
Anonymous
The version of this that I have experience with (from a summer camp) did not involve a screen. |
Anonymous
Copying from the website, that would be a HARD HARD no for me. These kids don't need gamification, they need algebra and a chalkboard. "1. Learning through Gamification The foundation of Math Quest programs is gamification. These tools make studying mathematics fun by adding features of games, such as leaderboards, badges, stages, and points..." |
Anonymous
| I really hope it's not more EdTech crap. |
Anonymous
| It's new. DCPS (Central office) is piloting this and is using summer school students to see how it goes and then possibly scaling it up to schools afterwards if it goes well. |
Anonymous
OMG, gaming and on screens all day?? Yea that would be a hard no. |
Anonymous
I’m a 5th grade math teacher and haven’t heard anything about this. But it sounds exactly like something they would pilot over the summer to roll out haphazardly in the fall. |
Anonymous
Anonymous
It’s a special invitation only program being hosted along side that/at the same sites. Assuming they had reasonably high cutoff scores, which will in turn skew fairly UMC+, I’m really curious what kind of uptake they get this close to the summer. |
Anonymous
| So many replies - I wonder if it's because a large portion of kids got the invitation, or did we all googled our way to this post (I did)? |
Anonymous
|
Wow what a detailed schedule.
This six-week, full-day program is a unique opportunity for elementary students to engage in hands-on, enriching academic instruction each morning and fun summer activities each afternoon. 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM Academic Enrichment 12:00 – 12:30/1:00 PM Lunch and Recess 12:30/1:00 – 4:00 PM Enrichment Activities Great to get all that information on what students are going to be doing for 6 hours and details such as how many students will be in each class and the subjects being covered. And let's see who is teaching this enrichment: Who is teaching Summer Acceleration? Can my child have their teacher for this year/next year? A combination of DCPS staff and trusted partner organizations will provide instruction and teach Summer Acceleration |
Anonymous
Yeah, I'm curious about the overlap between kids scoring that high who don't already have summer plans and have parents willing to take a chance on a very vague offer. Also, my 3rd grader with 6th grade iReady math scores didn't get any invitation! |
Anonymous
| Wait, how does everyone know their kids grade level on math? I have no idea - I just have percentile. |
Anonymous
I would rather my child develop other skills and spend time in nature than do math over the summer. They are already really advanced. |
Anonymous
Sometimes it's on a print out, and you can also look it up (the number, and their grade level). |