Any thoughts on this? Would this plus novel studies be fairly comparable to the curriculum, or not really? |
Would the linked CKLA 4th and 5th grade curriculum with some added novel studies be fairly comparable to the ELC curriculum, I mean? Or are there other major things it's missing? |
For many of us the curriculum itself isn’t the issue. I liked CKLA this year. The problem is the cohorting or lack thereof. |
Agree. Need to keep the kids who can't read away and let them get prepared bag groceries so mine can get better prepared for success. |
That’s extreme and not what the person said or meant. Differentiation is challenging for teachers with such varying skills. Cohorted groups can make it more manageable for students get the intervention/enrichment they need. |
Tomato, tamato. |
No that's not tomato, tomato. We believe kids can succeed. Even those who might not be ahead currently. What we want is to be sure that teachers and students have the supports in place to allow for that. Cohort can allow for this. So can on-ramps and off-ramps for acceleration. You on the other hand believe you child is somehow inherently better. |
The literal definition of equity is everyone gets what they need. Gifted and high performing students need challenge and deeper thought. They do not need to be tutors for students who are not grasping the material which is what they often get assigned to do (my child has reported this). Differentiation is just as important at the top as at the bottom |
DP. Aren’t you guys agreeing? Cohorted classes gives everyone what they need. Kids can move everyone in and out as needed. It is not a one-size-fits-all approach. |
Slow kids can be in the slow group Fast kids in the fast group Move around as needed Mixing is bad for both bc it makes the teachers job harder. I know. I'm an MCPS teacher |
That is what teachers do every day? Nobody has a group of learners all the same level. |
I thought the current elementary school math and ELA curricula (Eureka and CKLA) are heavy on whole-group teaching and don't have much space for smaller group work? So then isn't it hard during the ELA and math blocks to set up separate groups of kids who are advanced, on level, and behind so they all get their needs met appropriately? |
The top 15-20% in a school with 100-150 per grade can have their own class. So can the bottom 15-20%. |
There are a lot of slow as molasses kids who suck up the resources from teachers. |
And the pressure to make sure test scores are high enough means the focus is on the kids at the bottom, not the ones at the top. |