Compacted Math- FYI

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm a different teacher. This is accurate based on the information being shared today.

30 kids in all of MCPS? How would that work logistically, and what is the point?

Their Virtual Academy? Lol. They probably haven't thought that far ahead.

At our school the Compacted kids are in module 4 of Grade 6 and most have A's. Wonder why so many at other school are having such a hard time?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Some schools have everyone in compact math. Will they really have every single kid repeating?

They do? Then what's the point of it?

The point is that every (or almost every) kid at the school is above grade level in math and the school is providing the appropriate level of instruction.

[Anonymous]

That doesn't make sense. My youngest DD is now taking Algebra 1 in 7th grade and getting all As. She easily breezed through all compacted math and pre-algebra.

There needs to be a middle ground. She was at an elementary where all kids were placed in compacted math. I know others who in middle school dropped out of AIM because it moved too fast. My DD complained it didn't move fast enough.

I can see those kids being dropped from compacted math. But to have only 30 kids countywide move on? That doesn't seem right. I honestly don't think my kid would have been a chose one either.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm a different teacher. This is accurate based on the information being shared today.

30 kids in all of MCPS? How would that work logistically, and what is the point?

Their Virtual Academy? Lol. They probably haven't thought that far ahead.

At our school the Compacted kids are in module 4 of Grade 6 and most have A's. Wonder why so many at other school are having such a hard time?

MCPS A's encompass a range of A-C in the real world. It is hard for parents to tell where their child really is.

[Anonymous]

A other teacher who heard this today. And we were also told Bc Eureka doesn’t lend itself to small group instruction, that there would not be daily small group for accelerating kids who did not make the compacted math

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm a different teacher. This is accurate based on the information being shared today.

30 kids in all of MCPS? How would that work logistically, and what is the point?

Their Virtual Academy? Lol. They probably haven't thought that far ahead.

At our school the Compacted kids are in module 4 of Grade 6 and most have A's. Wonder why so many at other school are having such a hard time?

What makes you think that other schools are struggling? This is a county mandate that unless you score the right amount on Map-M and do not make any mistakes on tests, you do not deserve to continue even if the class has been easy so far.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A other teacher who heard this today. And we were also told Bc Eureka doesn’t lend itself to small group instruction, that there would not be daily small group for accelerating kids who did not make the compacted math

So 30 kids countywide and no acceleration in regular math? This is absurd.

[Anonymous]

So the fourth graders in CM will finish 1/2 of 5th grade math this year and then start it over again at a slower pace next year?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Performance Matters tests are the end-of-unit tests that the kids are required to take. They take them at all grade levels and it is what the county uses to make sure that kids across the county are all getting similar instruction.

The meeting and guidance is countywide and I think the instruction might be virtual, though I don't know. Most schools will not have any kids in the class. Really, for the kids to score as high as required, they would need to be in the CES so it might be limited to a small group in those schools.

CES is not about math scores.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A other teacher who heard this today. And we were also told Bc Eureka doesn’t lend itself to small group instruction, that there would not be daily small group for accelerating kids who did not make the compacted math

So 30 kids countywide and no acceleration in regular math? This is absurd.

Hint: this is how MCPS will get rid of accelerated math. It's happening in California and Virginia (though I heard the VA BOE backtracked somewhat) all for equity. It's becoming clearer by the day...if you want your kids to get a equitable education, MCPS is the place for you. If you want them to get an excellent education, you'll have to go private.

[Anonymous]

MCPS has ended and then restarted accelerated math more time than I can count.

[Anonymous]

New poster here. Principals are getting info about this tomorrow afternoon at a meeting. We were given a guidance document that appears to make it VERY hard for a student to get into Math 4/5 or continue on to Math 5/6. Personally, unless there are glaring red flags I'm going to fight for my current 4/5 students to move up to 5/6. Central office is identifying the students from each school who qualify for Math 4/5. I'm already looking at data to make my own list in case the list from central office is....suspect.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:New poster here. Principals are getting info about this tomorrow afternoon at a meeting. We were given a guidance document that appears to make it VERY hard for a student to get into Math 4/5 or continue on to Math 5/6. Personally, unless there are glaring red flags I'm going to fight for my current 4/5 students to move up to 5/6. Central office is identifying the students from each school who qualify for Math 4/5. I'm already looking at data to make my own list in case the list from central office is....suspect.

If you're in a W school I don't see it happening. Equity and closing the demographic achievement gap is MCPS's top priority. Allowing W schools students who are mostly Asian and white and UMC to continue on an accelerated path would make this disparity worse. If you're in a poorer east county school, they might just go for it.

[Anonymous]

Ridiculous. Compacted math is very easy. One of my children was bored to tears by it in 5th grade. I doubt what you heard is true, OP - lots of angry parents are going to push for their kids to get at least that much.

[Anonymous]

Kids are required to have a 251 Map-M. Although this is common for every DCUM poster, it is not common overall for 4th graders in this county. Regardless of where kids live, this is a reach score.