MCAP results are pretty bad

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Anonymous wrote:My 8th graders results say "8th grade" in the corner of the test. Is the theory here that he was supposed to take the 7th grade test?

In the right corner it gives the current grade level and in the left corner it should say which test was given.

We just got our 8th grader's.

Wow.. really really bad.

94% "approaching expectations" Algebra -- 5% met; 1% exceeded
68% approaching 7th grade ELA - only 28% met ; 4% exceeded.

DC had gotten straight As during VL last year.

Totally abysmal. Who said there was little learning loss.

DC now 8th grade taking Geometry and getting straight As. But I'm really concerned that DC's Algebra knowledge (which is the foundation for upper level math) is really really weak.

What is MCPS going to do about that? I guess I'll have to put DC in summer school for Algebra.

Total cluster f*

We got ours too but they both got the top score. I guess making them attend class during the pandemic helped.

Don’t you get it? Scores were low globally. That’s bad for everyone. You want everyone in Maryland to do well, not poorly. They will now have to spend more effort on remediation, which is terrible for your kid.

This might make mcps think twice before reverting to virtual next time something happens . MCPS robbed our kids of learning and social emotional growth. I know parents here will flame me and counter with but my kidd learned and that must be poor parenting on your part etc.. but it is the truth. Our kids were robbed of 2 years of their childhood

+1 And to the smug ^^PP.. my kid attended class *everyday*, but DC gets migraines, so couldn't look at the screen a lot of days without puking up their guts and spending the entire day in bed. So F*OFF. When they went hybrid, I begged the school to let DC go FT rather than half, and they didn't even bother replying back to me.

My kids are normally straight A students.

Then, you get your kid a tutor or tutor them yourself. And, lots of new migraine medications on the market if the traditional ones don't work. Screens daily are not triggering the migraines. She has a health issue that you need to get treated. There are 6 new preventatives and three new abortive out on the market on top of the triptans and other off use medications.

My kid did better in DL. It seems like for every student that had issues there were two that loved it.

DL for many kids requires a lot of parent support. This child is not getting support not only with their academics but medical issues. If this child had such bad headaches you'd consider some of the mediations, especially at least a triptan which has been around for many years. This sounds either made up or a parent who doesn't believe their child.

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Anonymous wrote:My 8th graders results say "8th grade" in the corner of the test. Is the theory here that he was supposed to take the 7th grade test?

In the right corner it gives the current grade level and in the left corner it should say which test was given.

We just got our 8th grader's.

Wow.. really really bad.

94% "approaching expectations" Algebra -- 5% met; 1% exceeded
68% approaching 7th grade ELA - only 28% met ; 4% exceeded.

DC had gotten straight As during VL last year.

Totally abysmal. Who said there was little learning loss.

DC now 8th grade taking Geometry and getting straight As. But I'm really concerned that DC's Algebra knowledge (which is the foundation for upper level math) is really really weak.

What is MCPS going to do about that? I guess I'll have to put DC in summer school for Algebra.

Total cluster f*

We got ours too but they both got the top score. I guess making them attend class during the pandemic helped.

Don’t you get it? Scores were low globally. That’s bad for everyone. You want everyone in Maryland to do well, not poorly. They will now have to spend more effort on remediation, which is terrible for your kid.

This might make mcps think twice before reverting to virtual next time something happens . MCPS robbed our kids of learning and social emotional growth. I know parents here will flame me and counter with but my kidd learned and that must be poor parenting on your part etc.. but it is the truth. Our kids were robbed of 2 years of their childhood

+1 And to the smug ^^PP.. my kid attended class *everyday*, but DC gets migraines, so couldn't look at the screen a lot of days without puking up their guts and spending the entire day in bed. So F*OFF. When they went hybrid, I begged the school to let DC go FT rather than half, and they didn't even bother replying back to me.

My kids are normally straight A students.

Then, you get your kid a tutor or tutor them yourself. And, lots of new migraine medications on the market if the traditional ones don't work. Screens daily are not triggering the migraines. She has a health issue that you need to get treated. There are 6 new preventatives and three new abortive out on the market on top of the triptans and other off use medications.

You really are a fool.

https://www.wxyz.com/rebound/doctors-seeing-more-eye-strain-and-headaches-from-virtual-learning-and-screen-time-during-pandemic

https://www.fox5dc.com/news/childrens-national-hospital-studying-whether-increased-headaches-in-kids-is-connected-to-virtual-learning

Neurologist stated that those rx are pretty strong, and DC doesn't get them often enough without the screens to warrant those powerful drugs. I'm not putting DC on powerful rx just because MCPS can't figure out how to educate kids without staring at the computer for 5 hours.

And yea, since MCPS didn't teach my kid Algebra to "meet expectations" (and a lot of other kids), now we will be going over it at home this summer. Why the F* do I pay so much in taxes if I have to teach my kid myself because MCPS did a sh1tty job?

You are either really clueless or need to get your child to a better neurologist. Screens are not why your child is getting these migraines and they aren't powerful medications. If your child's migraines are that bad every single day, they would be on a preventative or an abortive or both. I think you are making it up. What is it, they aren't really that bad if they aren't on a preventative or you are denying your child medical care that could potentially improve their life.

Most of us have always supplemented if you are in MCPS. I feel for your child if you will not work with them in school or get them the medical attention they deserve.

Or, maybe your child wasn't ready for algebra.

Your child has been back in person for a year. You need to stop blaming virtual, get your child to a headache specialist and get them a tutor. What kind of parent lets their kid suffer? You clearly don't get how bad real migraines are or you are making them up.

PP you sound like the MCPS staff member who told me to medicate my daughter’s ADHD.

Leave the decision to treat a medical condition between the family and the doctor. That’s a very personal situation and none of your or the schools business. A school cannot require a child to be medicated so it’s irrelevant for this thread.

There was a time in MCPS (before online learning) where all screen devices were not used during the school day. There were text books and paper worksheets/tests. MCPS has the means to eliminate screens for this child and that would be a healthier option to try before medication. All pediatricians think screen time for developing brains should be limited anyway.

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Anonymous wrote:My 8th graders results say "8th grade" in the corner of the test. Is the theory here that he was supposed to take the 7th grade test?

In the right corner it gives the current grade level and in the left corner it should say which test was given.

We just got our 8th grader's.

Wow.. really really bad.

94% "approaching expectations" Algebra -- 5% met; 1% exceeded
68% approaching 7th grade ELA - only 28% met ; 4% exceeded.

DC had gotten straight As during VL last year.

Totally abysmal. Who said there was little learning loss.

DC now 8th grade taking Geometry and getting straight As. But I'm really concerned that DC's Algebra knowledge (which is the foundation for upper level math) is really really weak.

What is MCPS going to do about that? I guess I'll have to put DC in summer school for Algebra.

Total cluster f*

We got ours too but they both got the top score. I guess making them attend class during the pandemic helped.

Don’t you get it? Scores were low globally. That’s bad for everyone. You want everyone in Maryland to do well, not poorly. They will now have to spend more effort on remediation, which is terrible for your kid.

This might make mcps think twice before reverting to virtual next time something happens . MCPS robbed our kids of learning and social emotional growth. I know parents here will flame me and counter with but my kidd learned and that must be poor parenting on your part etc.. but it is the truth. Our kids were robbed of 2 years of their childhood

+1 And to the smug ^^PP.. my kid attended class *everyday*, but DC gets migraines, so couldn't look at the screen a lot of days without puking up their guts and spending the entire day in bed. So F*OFF. When they went hybrid, I begged the school to let DC go FT rather than half, and they didn't even bother replying back to me.

My kids are normally straight A students.

Then, you get your kid a tutor or tutor them yourself. And, lots of new migraine medications on the market if the traditional ones don't work. Screens daily are not triggering the migraines. She has a health issue that you need to get treated. There are 6 new preventatives and three new abortive out on the market on top of the triptans and other off use medications.

You really are a fool.

https://www.wxyz.com/rebound/doctors-seeing-more-eye-strain-and-headaches-from-virtual-learning-and-screen-time-during-pandemic

https://www.fox5dc.com/news/childrens-national-hospital-studying-whether-increased-headaches-in-kids-is-connected-to-virtual-learning

Neurologist stated that those rx are pretty strong, and DC doesn't get them often enough without the screens to warrant those powerful drugs. I'm not putting DC on powerful rx just because MCPS can't figure out how to educate kids without staring at the computer for 5 hours.

And yea, since MCPS didn't teach my kid Algebra to "meet expectations" (and a lot of other kids), now we will be going over it at home this summer. Why the F* do I pay so much in taxes if I have to teach my kid myself because MCPS did a sh1tty job?

You are either really clueless or need to get your child to a better neurologist. Screens are not why your child is getting these migraines and they aren't powerful medications. If your child's migraines are that bad every single day, they would be on a preventative or an abortive or both. I think you are making it up. What is it, they aren't really that bad if they aren't on a preventative or you are denying your child medical care that could potentially improve their life.

Most of us have always supplemented if you are in MCPS. I feel for your child if you will not work with them in school or get them the medical attention they deserve.

Or, maybe your child wasn't ready for algebra.

Your child has been back in person for a year. You need to stop blaming virtual, get your child to a headache specialist and get them a tutor. What kind of parent lets their kid suffer? You clearly don't get how bad real migraines are or you are making them up.

You are a truly nasty person. What’s with all this telling parents they are doing it wrong? Stop being mean. You are talking to a real person. How does it feel to know that you are so unkind? Do you treat people like this in real life?

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Anonymous wrote:My 8th graders results say "8th grade" in the corner of the test. Is the theory here that he was supposed to take the 7th grade test?

In the right corner it gives the current grade level and in the left corner it should say which test was given.

We just got our 8th grader's.

Wow.. really really bad.

94% "approaching expectations" Algebra -- 5% met; 1% exceeded
68% approaching 7th grade ELA - only 28% met ; 4% exceeded.

DC had gotten straight As during VL last year.

Totally abysmal. Who said there was little learning loss.

DC now 8th grade taking Geometry and getting straight As. But I'm really concerned that DC's Algebra knowledge (which is the foundation for upper level math) is really really weak.

What is MCPS going to do about that? I guess I'll have to put DC in summer school for Algebra.

Total cluster f*

We got ours too but they both got the top score. I guess making them attend class during the pandemic helped.

Don’t you get it? Scores were low globally. That’s bad for everyone. You want everyone in Maryland to do well, not poorly. They will now have to spend more effort on remediation, which is terrible for your kid.

This might make mcps think twice before reverting to virtual next time something happens . MCPS robbed our kids of learning and social emotional growth. I know parents here will flame me and counter with but my kidd learned and that must be poor parenting on your part etc.. but it is the truth. Our kids were robbed of 2 years of their childhood

+1 And to the smug ^^PP.. my kid attended class *everyday*, but DC gets migraines, so couldn't look at the screen a lot of days without puking up their guts and spending the entire day in bed. So F*OFF. When they went hybrid, I begged the school to let DC go FT rather than half, and they didn't even bother replying back to me.

My kids are normally straight A students.

Then, you get your kid a tutor or tutor them yourself. And, lots of new migraine medications on the market if the traditional ones don't work. Screens daily are not triggering the migraines. She has a health issue that you need to get treated. There are 6 new preventatives and three new abortive out on the market on top of the triptans and other off use medications.

You really are a fool.

https://www.wxyz.com/rebound/doctors-seeing-more-eye-strain-and-headaches-from-virtual-learning-and-screen-time-during-pandemic

https://www.fox5dc.com/news/childrens-national-hospital-studying-whether-increased-headaches-in-kids-is-connected-to-virtual-learning

Neurologist stated that those rx are pretty strong, and DC doesn't get them often enough without the screens to warrant those powerful drugs. I'm not putting DC on powerful rx just because MCPS can't figure out how to educate kids without staring at the computer for 5 hours.

And yea, since MCPS didn't teach my kid Algebra to "meet expectations" (and a lot of other kids), now we will be going over it at home this summer. Why the F* do I pay so much in taxes if I have to teach my kid myself because MCPS did a sh1tty job?

You are either really clueless or need to get your child to a better neurologist. Screens are not why your child is getting these migraines and they aren't powerful medications. If your child's migraines are that bad every single day, they would be on a preventative or an abortive or both. I think you are making it up. What is it, they aren't really that bad if they aren't on a preventative or you are denying your child medical care that could potentially improve their life.

Most of us have always supplemented if you are in MCPS. I feel for your child if you will not work with them in school or get them the medical attention they deserve.

Or, maybe your child wasn't ready for algebra.

Your child has been back in person for a year. You need to stop blaming virtual, get your child to a headache specialist and get them a tutor. What kind of parent lets their kid suffer? You clearly don't get how bad real migraines are or you are making them up.

You have zero clue about migraines. ZERO. You are an MCPS apologist, and part of why so many people hate MCPS.

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Anonymous wrote:My 8th graders results say "8th grade" in the corner of the test. Is the theory here that he was supposed to take the 7th grade test?

In the right corner it gives the current grade level and in the left corner it should say which test was given.

We just got our 8th grader's.

Wow.. really really bad.

94% "approaching expectations" Algebra -- 5% met; 1% exceeded
68% approaching 7th grade ELA - only 28% met ; 4% exceeded.

DC had gotten straight As during VL last year.

Totally abysmal. Who said there was little learning loss.

DC now 8th grade taking Geometry and getting straight As. But I'm really concerned that DC's Algebra knowledge (which is the foundation for upper level math) is really really weak.

What is MCPS going to do about that? I guess I'll have to put DC in summer school for Algebra.

Total cluster f*

We got ours too but they both got the top score. I guess making them attend class during the pandemic helped.

Don’t you get it? Scores were low globally. That’s bad for everyone. You want everyone in Maryland to do well, not poorly. They will now have to spend more effort on remediation, which is terrible for your kid.

This might make mcps think twice before reverting to virtual next time something happens . MCPS robbed our kids of learning and social emotional growth. I know parents here will flame me and counter with but my kidd learned and that must be poor parenting on your part etc.. but it is the truth. Our kids were robbed of 2 years of their childhood

+1 And to the smug ^^PP.. my kid attended class *everyday*, but DC gets migraines, so couldn't look at the screen a lot of days without puking up their guts and spending the entire day in bed. So F*OFF. When they went hybrid, I begged the school to let DC go FT rather than half, and they didn't even bother replying back to me.

My kids are normally straight A students.

Then, you get your kid a tutor or tutor them yourself. And, lots of new migraine medications on the market if the traditional ones don't work. Screens daily are not triggering the migraines. She has a health issue that you need to get treated. There are 6 new preventatives and three new abortive out on the market on top of the triptans and other off use medications.

You really are a fool.

https://www.wxyz.com/rebound/doctors-seeing-more-eye-strain-and-headaches-from-virtual-learning-and-screen-time-during-pandemic

https://www.fox5dc.com/news/childrens-national-hospital-studying-whether-increased-headaches-in-kids-is-connected-to-virtual-learning

Neurologist stated that those rx are pretty strong, and DC doesn't get them often enough without the screens to warrant those powerful drugs. I'm not putting DC on powerful rx just because MCPS can't figure out how to educate kids without staring at the computer for 5 hours.

And yea, since MCPS didn't teach my kid Algebra to "meet expectations" (and a lot of other kids), now we will be going over it at home this summer. Why the F* do I pay so much in taxes if I have to teach my kid myself because MCPS did a sh1tty job?

OT, but this is EXACTLY who some of us would like to see more school choice in Montgomery County.

I feel exactly the same. MCPS dropped the ball for Algebra last year and I spent hundreds of dollars on a tutor. Why isn’t MCPS being held accountable? And, if MCPS can’t teache my kid Algebra, give me a voucher to offset the cost of teaching my kid Algebra elsewhere.

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Anonymous wrote:My 8th graders results say "8th grade" in the corner of the test. Is the theory here that he was supposed to take the 7th grade test?

In the right corner it gives the current grade level and in the left corner it should say which test was given.

We just got our 8th grader's.

Wow.. really really bad.

94% "approaching expectations" Algebra -- 5% met; 1% exceeded
68% approaching 7th grade ELA - only 28% met ; 4% exceeded.

DC had gotten straight As during VL last year.

Totally abysmal. Who said there was little learning loss.

DC now 8th grade taking Geometry and getting straight As. But I'm really concerned that DC's Algebra knowledge (which is the foundation for upper level math) is really really weak.

What is MCPS going to do about that? I guess I'll have to put DC in summer school for Algebra.

Total cluster f*

We got ours too but they both got the top score. I guess making them attend class during the pandemic helped.

Don’t you get it? Scores were low globally. That’s bad for everyone. You want everyone in Maryland to do well, not poorly. They will now have to spend more effort on remediation, which is terrible for your kid.

This might make mcps think twice before reverting to virtual next time something happens . MCPS robbed our kids of learning and social emotional growth. I know parents here will flame me and counter with but my kidd learned and that must be poor parenting on your part etc.. but it is the truth. Our kids were robbed of 2 years of their childhood

+1 And to the smug ^^PP.. my kid attended class *everyday*, but DC gets migraines, so couldn't look at the screen a lot of days without puking up their guts and spending the entire day in bed. So F*OFF. When they went hybrid, I begged the school to let DC go FT rather than half, and they didn't even bother replying back to me.

My kids are normally straight A students.

Then, you get your kid a tutor or tutor them yourself. And, lots of new migraine medications on the market if the traditional ones don't work. Screens daily are not triggering the migraines. She has a health issue that you need to get treated. There are 6 new preventatives and three new abortive out on the market on top of the triptans and other off use medications.

DP

That is not true. Patients who are susceptible to migraines can have them triggered by too much screen time.

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Anonymous wrote:My 8th graders results say "8th grade" in the corner of the test. Is the theory here that he was supposed to take the 7th grade test?

In the right corner it gives the current grade level and in the left corner it should say which test was given.

We just got our 8th grader's.

Wow.. really really bad.

94% "approaching expectations" Algebra -- 5% met; 1% exceeded
68% approaching 7th grade ELA - only 28% met ; 4% exceeded.

DC had gotten straight As during VL last year.

Totally abysmal. Who said there was little learning loss.

DC now 8th grade taking Geometry and getting straight As. But I'm really concerned that DC's Algebra knowledge (which is the foundation for upper level math) is really really weak.

What is MCPS going to do about that? I guess I'll have to put DC in summer school for Algebra.

Total cluster f*

We got ours too but they both got the top score. I guess making them attend class during the pandemic helped.

Don’t you get it? Scores were low globally. That’s bad for everyone. You want everyone in Maryland to do well, not poorly. They will now have to spend more effort on remediation, which is terrible for your kid.

This might make mcps think twice before reverting to virtual next time something happens . MCPS robbed our kids of learning and social emotional growth. I know parents here will flame me and counter with but my kidd learned and that must be poor parenting on your part etc.. but it is the truth. Our kids were robbed of 2 years of their childhood

+1 And to the smug ^^PP.. my kid attended class *everyday*, but DC gets migraines, so couldn't look at the screen a lot of days without puking up their guts and spending the entire day in bed. So F*OFF. When they went hybrid, I begged the school to let DC go FT rather than half, and they didn't even bother replying back to me.

My kids are normally straight A students.

Then, you get your kid a tutor or tutor them yourself. And, lots of new migraine medications on the market if the traditional ones don't work. Screens daily are not triggering the migraines. She has a health issue that you need to get treated. There are 6 new preventatives and three new abortive out on the market on top of the triptans and other off use medications.

You really are a fool.

https://www.wxyz.com/rebound/doctors-seeing-more-eye-strain-and-headaches-from-virtual-learning-and-screen-time-during-pandemic

https://www.fox5dc.com/news/childrens-national-hospital-studying-whether-increased-headaches-in-kids-is-connected-to-virtual-learning

Neurologist stated that those rx are pretty strong, and DC doesn't get them often enough without the screens to warrant those powerful drugs. I'm not putting DC on powerful rx just because MCPS can't figure out how to educate kids without staring at the computer for 5 hours.

And yea, since MCPS didn't teach my kid Algebra to "meet expectations" (and a lot of other kids), now we will be going over it at home this summer. Why the F* do I pay so much in taxes if I have to teach my kid myself because MCPS did a sh1tty job?

You are either really clueless or need to get your child to a better neurologist. Screens are not why your child is getting these migraines and they aren't powerful medications. If your child's migraines are that bad every single day, they would be on a preventative or an abortive or both. I think you are making it up. What is it, they aren't really that bad if they aren't on a preventative or you are denying your child medical care that could potentially improve their life.

Most of us have always supplemented if you are in MCPS. I feel for your child if you will not work with them in school or get them the medical attention they deserve.

Or, maybe your child wasn't ready for algebra.

Your child has been back in person for a year. You need to stop blaming virtual, get your child to a headache specialist and get them a tutor. What kind of parent lets their kid suffer? You clearly don't get how bad real migraines are or you are making them up.

PP you sound like the MCPS staff member who told me to medicate my daughter’s ADHD.

Leave the decision to treat a medical condition between the family and the doctor. That’s a very personal situation and none of your or the schools business. A school cannot require a child to be medicated so it’s irrelevant for this thread.

There was a time in MCPS (before online learning) where all screen devices were not used during the school day. There were text books and paper worksheets/tests. MCPS has the means to eliminate screens for this child and that would be a healthier option to try before medication. All pediatricians think screen time for developing brains should be limited anyway.

Yes! Bring back portable slates and chalk!

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Anonymous wrote:Has anyone got 7th grade results yet? Are they going out by grade level? Or by school? Got my 4th graders a few days ago but no sign of my older kid’s results.

The individual schools are sending them out, even though the envelope looks like it is central office.

How do you know this?

Because our school told us. That's why kids in the same grade at different schools are getting results at different times.

But they are not. All the fourth grade students got them at the same time.

Nope - people here were posting about the 4th grade results well before we got ours last week. Our school told us they put them in the mail, not central
Office.

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Anonymous wrote:Has anyone got 7th grade results yet? Are they going out by grade level? Or by school? Got my 4th graders a few days ago but no sign of my older kid’s results.

The individual schools are sending them out, even though the envelope looks like it is central office.

How do you know this?

Because our school told us. That's why kids in the same grade at different schools are getting results at different times.

But they are not. All the fourth grade students got them at the same time.

Nope - people here were posting about the 4th grade results well before we got ours last week. Our school told us they put them in the mail, not central
Office.

Well my school told me categorically that they came from central office.

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Anonymous wrote:My 8th graders results say "8th grade" in the corner of the test. Is the theory here that he was supposed to take the 7th grade test?

In the right corner it gives the current grade level and in the left corner it should say which test was given.

We just got our 8th grader's.

Wow.. really really bad.

94% "approaching expectations" Algebra -- 5% met; 1% exceeded
68% approaching 7th grade ELA - only 28% met ; 4% exceeded.

DC had gotten straight As during VL last year.

Totally abysmal. Who said there was little learning loss.

DC now 8th grade taking Geometry and getting straight As. But I'm really concerned that DC's Algebra knowledge (which is the foundation for upper level math) is really really weak.

What is MCPS going to do about that? I guess I'll have to put DC in summer school for Algebra.

Total cluster f*

We got ours too but they both got the top score. I guess making them attend class during the pandemic helped.

Don’t you get it? Scores were low globally. That’s bad for everyone. You want everyone in Maryland to do well, not poorly. They will now have to spend more effort on remediation, which is terrible for your kid.

This might make mcps think twice before reverting to virtual next time something happens . MCPS robbed our kids of learning and social emotional growth. I know parents here will flame me and counter with but my kidd learned and that must be poor parenting on your part etc.. but it is the truth. Our kids were robbed of 2 years of their childhood

+1 And to the smug ^^PP.. my kid attended class *everyday*, but DC gets migraines, so couldn't look at the screen a lot of days without puking up their guts and spending the entire day in bed. So F*OFF. When they went hybrid, I begged the school to let DC go FT rather than half, and they didn't even bother replying back to me.

My kids are normally straight A students.

Then, you get your kid a tutor or tutor them yourself. And, lots of new migraine medications on the market if the traditional ones don't work. Screens daily are not triggering the migraines. She has a health issue that you need to get treated. There are 6 new preventatives and three new abortive out on the market on top of the triptans and other off use medications.

You really are a fool.

https://www.wxyz.com/rebound/doctors-seeing-more-eye-strain-and-headaches-from-virtual-learning-and-screen-time-during-pandemic

https://www.fox5dc.com/news/childrens-national-hospital-studying-whether-increased-headaches-in-kids-is-connected-to-virtual-learning

Neurologist stated that those rx are pretty strong, and DC doesn't get them often enough without the screens to warrant those powerful drugs. I'm not putting DC on powerful rx just because MCPS can't figure out how to educate kids without staring at the computer for 5 hours.

And yea, since MCPS didn't teach my kid Algebra to "meet expectations" (and a lot of other kids), now we will be going over it at home this summer. Why the F* do I pay so much in taxes if I have to teach my kid myself because MCPS did a sh1tty job?

OT, but this is EXACTLY who some of us would like to see more school choice in Montgomery County.

I feel exactly the same. MCPS dropped the ball for Algebra last year and I spent hundreds of dollars on a tutor. Why isn’t MCPS being held accountable? And, if MCPS can’t teache my kid Algebra, give me a voucher to offset the cost of teaching my kid Algebra elsewhere.

You know, I was not really for school vouchers, but after the absolutely appalling test scores, I'm thinking school vouchers might be the way to go. Unfortunately, I don't think there are enough private schools to accommodate even a quarter of the 160K students in MCPS. But I am pretty pi$$ed that I pay a sh1t ton in taxes for crappy service.

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Anonymous wrote:My 8th graders results say "8th grade" in the corner of the test. Is the theory here that he was supposed to take the 7th grade test?

In the right corner it gives the current grade level and in the left corner it should say which test was given.

We just got our 8th grader's.

Wow.. really really bad.

94% "approaching expectations" Algebra -- 5% met; 1% exceeded
68% approaching 7th grade ELA - only 28% met ; 4% exceeded.

DC had gotten straight As during VL last year.

Totally abysmal. Who said there was little learning loss.

DC now 8th grade taking Geometry and getting straight As. But I'm really concerned that DC's Algebra knowledge (which is the foundation for upper level math) is really really weak.

What is MCPS going to do about that? I guess I'll have to put DC in summer school for Algebra.

Total cluster f*

We got ours too but they both got the top score. I guess making them attend class during the pandemic helped.

Don’t you get it? Scores were low globally. That’s bad for everyone. You want everyone in Maryland to do well, not poorly. They will now have to spend more effort on remediation, which is terrible for your kid.

This might make mcps think twice before reverting to virtual next time something happens . MCPS robbed our kids of learning and social emotional growth. I know parents here will flame me and counter with but my kidd learned and that must be poor parenting on your part etc.. but it is the truth. Our kids were robbed of 2 years of their childhood

+1 And to the smug ^^PP.. my kid attended class *everyday*, but DC gets migraines, so couldn't look at the screen a lot of days without puking up their guts and spending the entire day in bed. So F*OFF. When they went hybrid, I begged the school to let DC go FT rather than half, and they didn't even bother replying back to me.

My kids are normally straight A students.

Then, you get your kid a tutor or tutor them yourself. And, lots of new migraine medications on the market if the traditional ones don't work. Screens daily are not triggering the migraines. She has a health issue that you need to get treated. There are 6 new preventatives and three new abortive out on the market on top of the triptans and other off use medications.

You really are a fool.

https://www.wxyz.com/rebound/doctors-seeing-more-eye-strain-and-headaches-from-virtual-learning-and-screen-time-during-pandemic

https://www.fox5dc.com/news/childrens-national-hospital-studying-whether-increased-headaches-in-kids-is-connected-to-virtual-learning

Neurologist stated that those rx are pretty strong, and DC doesn't get them often enough without the screens to warrant those powerful drugs. I'm not putting DC on powerful rx just because MCPS can't figure out how to educate kids without staring at the computer for 5 hours.

And yea, since MCPS didn't teach my kid Algebra to "meet expectations" (and a lot of other kids), now we will be going over it at home this summer. Why the F* do I pay so much in taxes if I have to teach my kid myself because MCPS did a sh1tty job?

You are either really clueless or need to get your child to a better neurologist. Screens are not why your child is getting these migraines and they aren't powerful medications. If your child's migraines are that bad every single day, they would be on a preventative or an abortive or both. I think you are making it up. What is it, they aren't really that bad if they aren't on a preventative or you are denying your child medical care that could potentially improve their life.

Most of us have always supplemented if you are in MCPS. I feel for your child if you will not work with them in school or get them the medical attention they deserve.

Or, maybe your child wasn't ready for algebra.

Your child has been back in person for a year. You need to stop blaming virtual, get your child to a headache specialist and get them a tutor. What kind of parent lets their kid suffer? You clearly don't get how bad real migraines are or you are making them up.

You have zero clue about migraines. ZERO. You are an MCPS apologist, and part of why so many people hate MCPS.

My doctors will tell you otherwise. Screens are not the issue. Get your child real help and stop making them suffer. Why would you refuse medication? You have no clue.

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Anonymous wrote:My 8th graders results say "8th grade" in the corner of the test. Is the theory here that he was supposed to take the 7th grade test?

In the right corner it gives the current grade level and in the left corner it should say which test was given.

We just got our 8th grader's.

Wow.. really really bad.

94% "approaching expectations" Algebra -- 5% met; 1% exceeded
68% approaching 7th grade ELA - only 28% met ; 4% exceeded.

DC had gotten straight As during VL last year.

Totally abysmal. Who said there was little learning loss.

DC now 8th grade taking Geometry and getting straight As. But I'm really concerned that DC's Algebra knowledge (which is the foundation for upper level math) is really really weak.

What is MCPS going to do about that? I guess I'll have to put DC in summer school for Algebra.

Total cluster f*

We got ours too but they both got the top score. I guess making them attend class during the pandemic helped.

Don’t you get it? Scores were low globally. That’s bad for everyone. You want everyone in Maryland to do well, not poorly. They will now have to spend more effort on remediation, which is terrible for your kid.

This might make mcps think twice before reverting to virtual next time something happens . MCPS robbed our kids of learning and social emotional growth. I know parents here will flame me and counter with but my kidd learned and that must be poor parenting on your part etc.. but it is the truth. Our kids were robbed of 2 years of their childhood

+1 And to the smug ^^PP.. my kid attended class *everyday*, but DC gets migraines, so couldn't look at the screen a lot of days without puking up their guts and spending the entire day in bed. So F*OFF. When they went hybrid, I begged the school to let DC go FT rather than half, and they didn't even bother replying back to me.

My kids are normally straight A students.

Then, you get your kid a tutor or tutor them yourself. And, lots of new migraine medications on the market if the traditional ones don't work. Screens daily are not triggering the migraines. She has a health issue that you need to get treated. There are 6 new preventatives and three new abortive out on the market on top of the triptans and other off use medications.

DP

That is not true. Patients who are susceptible to migraines can have them triggered by too much screen time.

Kid has reduced screen time and still getting migraines. This kid needs a headache specialists and not just a general neurologist who is giving them the blow off. Kid should also have an eye exam and mri.

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Anonymous wrote:My 8th graders results say "8th grade" in the corner of the test. Is the theory here that he was supposed to take the 7th grade test?

In the right corner it gives the current grade level and in the left corner it should say which test was given.

We just got our 8th grader's.

Wow.. really really bad.

94% "approaching expectations" Algebra -- 5% met; 1% exceeded
68% approaching 7th grade ELA - only 28% met ; 4% exceeded.

DC had gotten straight As during VL last year.

Totally abysmal. Who said there was little learning loss.

DC now 8th grade taking Geometry and getting straight As. But I'm really concerned that DC's Algebra knowledge (which is the foundation for upper level math) is really really weak.

What is MCPS going to do about that? I guess I'll have to put DC in summer school for Algebra.

Total cluster f*

We got ours too but they both got the top score. I guess making them attend class during the pandemic helped.

Don’t you get it? Scores were low globally. That’s bad for everyone. You want everyone in Maryland to do well, not poorly. They will now have to spend more effort on remediation, which is terrible for your kid.

This might make mcps think twice before reverting to virtual next time something happens . MCPS robbed our kids of learning and social emotional growth. I know parents here will flame me and counter with but my kidd learned and that must be poor parenting on your part etc.. but it is the truth. Our kids were robbed of 2 years of their childhood

+1 And to the smug ^^PP.. my kid attended class *everyday*, but DC gets migraines, so couldn't look at the screen a lot of days without puking up their guts and spending the entire day in bed. So F*OFF. When they went hybrid, I begged the school to let DC go FT rather than half, and they didn't even bother replying back to me.

My kids are normally straight A students.

Then, you get your kid a tutor or tutor them yourself. And, lots of new migraine medications on the market if the traditional ones don't work. Screens daily are not triggering the migraines. She has a health issue that you need to get treated. There are 6 new preventatives and three new abortive out on the market on top of the triptans and other off use medications.

You really are a fool.

https://www.wxyz.com/rebound/doctors-seeing-more-eye-strain-and-headaches-from-virtual-learning-and-screen-time-during-pandemic

https://www.fox5dc.com/news/childrens-national-hospital-studying-whether-increased-headaches-in-kids-is-connected-to-virtual-learning

Neurologist stated that those rx are pretty strong, and DC doesn't get them often enough without the screens to warrant those powerful drugs. I'm not putting DC on powerful rx just because MCPS can't figure out how to educate kids without staring at the computer for 5 hours.

And yea, since MCPS didn't teach my kid Algebra to "meet expectations" (and a lot of other kids), now we will be going over it at home this summer. Why the F* do I pay so much in taxes if I have to teach my kid myself because MCPS did a sh1tty job?

You are either really clueless or need to get your child to a better neurologist. Screens are not why your child is getting these migraines and they aren't powerful medications. If your child's migraines are that bad every single day, they would be on a preventative or an abortive or both. I think you are making it up. What is it, they aren't really that bad if they aren't on a preventative or you are denying your child medical care that could potentially improve their life.

Most of us have always supplemented if you are in MCPS. I feel for your child if you will not work with them in school or get them the medical attention they deserve.

Or, maybe your child wasn't ready for algebra.

Your child has been back in person for a year. You need to stop blaming virtual, get your child to a headache specialist and get them a tutor. What kind of parent lets their kid suffer? You clearly don't get how bad real migraines are or you are making them up.

You have zero clue about migraines. ZERO. You are an MCPS apologist, and part of why so many people hate MCPS.

My doctors will tell you otherwise. Screens are not the issue. Get your child real help and stop making them suffer. Why would you refuse medication? You have no clue.

Your "doctor" is a quack. I already put up a few links to support what I stated. Where's your source?

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Anonymous wrote:My 8th graders results say "8th grade" in the corner of the test. Is the theory here that he was supposed to take the 7th grade test?

In the right corner it gives the current grade level and in the left corner it should say which test was given.

We just got our 8th grader's.

Wow.. really really bad.

94% "approaching expectations" Algebra -- 5% met; 1% exceeded
68% approaching 7th grade ELA - only 28% met ; 4% exceeded.

DC had gotten straight As during VL last year.

Totally abysmal. Who said there was little learning loss.

DC now 8th grade taking Geometry and getting straight As. But I'm really concerned that DC's Algebra knowledge (which is the foundation for upper level math) is really really weak.

What is MCPS going to do about that? I guess I'll have to put DC in summer school for Algebra.

Total cluster f*

We got ours too but they both got the top score. I guess making them attend class during the pandemic helped.

Don’t you get it? Scores were low globally. That’s bad for everyone. You want everyone in Maryland to do well, not poorly. They will now have to spend more effort on remediation, which is terrible for your kid.

This might make mcps think twice before reverting to virtual next time something happens . MCPS robbed our kids of learning and social emotional growth. I know parents here will flame me and counter with but my kidd learned and that must be poor parenting on your part etc.. but it is the truth. Our kids were robbed of 2 years of their childhood

+1 And to the smug ^^PP.. my kid attended class *everyday*, but DC gets migraines, so couldn't look at the screen a lot of days without puking up their guts and spending the entire day in bed. So F*OFF. When they went hybrid, I begged the school to let DC go FT rather than half, and they didn't even bother replying back to me.

My kids are normally straight A students.

Then, you get your kid a tutor or tutor them yourself. And, lots of new migraine medications on the market if the traditional ones don't work. Screens daily are not triggering the migraines. She has a health issue that you need to get treated. There are 6 new preventatives and three new abortive out on the market on top of the triptans and other off use medications.

DP

That is not true. Patients who are susceptible to migraines can have them triggered by too much screen time.

Kid has reduced screen time and still getting migraines. This kid needs a headache specialists and not just a general neurologist who is giving them the blow off. Kid should also have an eye exam and mri.

Kid already saw a neurologist and pediatrician about it. Both said it was not chronic enough to warrant strong medication. But, it was worse during VL because of all the screen time. So, I had DC step away from the computer a lot during class.

And it is true. being in front of a computer for long stretches can exacerbate migraines. I have them, too. My aunt has them. My niece has them. Migraines can be genetic.

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Anonymous wrote:My 8th graders results say "8th grade" in the corner of the test. Is the theory here that he was supposed to take the 7th grade test?

In the right corner it gives the current grade level and in the left corner it should say which test was given.

We just got our 8th grader's.

Wow.. really really bad.

94% "approaching expectations" Algebra -- 5% met; 1% exceeded
68% approaching 7th grade ELA - only 28% met ; 4% exceeded.

DC had gotten straight As during VL last year.

Totally abysmal. Who said there was little learning loss.

DC now 8th grade taking Geometry and getting straight As. But I'm really concerned that DC's Algebra knowledge (which is the foundation for upper level math) is really really weak.

What is MCPS going to do about that? I guess I'll have to put DC in summer school for Algebra.

Total cluster f*

We got ours too but they both got the top score. I guess making them attend class during the pandemic helped.

Don’t you get it? Scores were low globally. That’s bad for everyone. You want everyone in Maryland to do well, not poorly. They will now have to spend more effort on remediation, which is terrible for your kid.

This might make mcps think twice before reverting to virtual next time something happens . MCPS robbed our kids of learning and social emotional growth. I know parents here will flame me and counter with but my kidd learned and that must be poor parenting on your part etc.. but it is the truth. Our kids were robbed of 2 years of their childhood

+1 And to the smug ^^PP.. my kid attended class *everyday*, but DC gets migraines, so couldn't look at the screen a lot of days without puking up their guts and spending the entire day in bed. So F*OFF. When they went hybrid, I begged the school to let DC go FT rather than half, and they didn't even bother replying back to me.

My kids are normally straight A students.

Then, you get your kid a tutor or tutor them yourself. And, lots of new migraine medications on the market if the traditional ones don't work. Screens daily are not triggering the migraines. She has a health issue that you need to get treated. There are 6 new preventatives and three new abortive out on the market on top of the triptans and other off use medications.

You really are a fool.

https://www.wxyz.com/rebound/doctors-seeing-more-eye-strain-and-headaches-from-virtual-learning-and-screen-time-during-pandemic

https://www.fox5dc.com/news/childrens-national-hospital-studying-whether-increased-headaches-in-kids-is-connected-to-virtual-learning

Neurologist stated that those rx are pretty strong, and DC doesn't get them often enough without the screens to warrant those powerful drugs. I'm not putting DC on powerful rx just because MCPS can't figure out how to educate kids without staring at the computer for 5 hours.

And yea, since MCPS didn't teach my kid Algebra to "meet expectations" (and a lot of other kids), now we will be going over it at home this summer. Why the F* do I pay so much in taxes if I have to teach my kid myself because MCPS did a sh1tty job?

OT, but this is EXACTLY who some of us would like to see more school choice in Montgomery County.

I feel exactly the same. MCPS dropped the ball for Algebra last year and I spent hundreds of dollars on a tutor. Why isn’t MCPS being held accountable? And, if MCPS can’t teache my kid Algebra, give me a voucher to offset the cost of teaching my kid Algebra elsewhere.

MCPS listened to parents complaints and dumbed down the curriculum. They aren't 100% to blame here. Parents like posters here complained about screen time and screen learning and the homework. If you look at this year's virtual, they brought back the regular class schedule/time. However, they still don't have much homework/practice. Parents complain about the homework/practice.

What does school choice mean? All the schools are overcrowded but you can apply for a cosa or move. Or, pay for private.