Gazette article: Exiting Montgomery County school board member, family leave public school system

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How can you be both "proficient" and "way above grade level" at the same time? Isn't that an oxymoron, and the crux of the issue here.

proficient : well advanced in an art, occupation, or branch of knowledge

I see no contradiction in being proficient at grade level concepts and being able to work way above grade level. I would find it surprising if they weren't.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How can you be both "proficient" and "way above grade level" at the same time? Isn't that an oxymoron, and the crux of the issue here.

proficient : well advanced in an art, occupation, or branch of knowledge

I see no contradiction in being proficient at grade level concepts and being able to work way above grade level. I would find it surprising if they weren't.

READ the report card for the MCPS definition. We're all capable of logging onto dictionary.com. MCPS defines proficiency as successful in using the processes and content at the grade level. Since they do not define in any clear and meaningful way what grade level content is, the report cards as not particularly useful.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How can you be both "proficient" and "way above grade level" at the same time? Isn't that an oxymoron, and the crux of the issue here.

proficient : well advanced in an art, occupation, or branch of knowledge

I see no contradiction in being proficient at grade level concepts and being able to work way above grade level. I would find it surprising if they weren't.

READ the report card for the MCPS definition. We're all capable of logging onto dictionary.com. MCPS defines proficiency as successful in using the processes and content at the grade level. Since they do not define in any clear and meaningful way what grade level content is, the report cards as not particularly useful.

Right. Capable of doing it at grade level. I see no contradiction between that and being also able to do it above grade level.

[Anonymous]

In 12/12/2012 18:18 post, it was said "way above grade level".

For "way above grade level" kids, what will they get from the grade level course/material? Parents send their kids to school not for the purpose of babysitting. Why on earth do some people want to hold them back?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How can you be both "proficient" and "way above grade level" at the same time? Isn't that an oxymoron, and the crux of the issue here.

proficient : well advanced in an art, occupation, or branch of knowledge

I see no contradiction in being proficient at grade level concepts and being able to work way above grade level. I would find it surprising if they weren't.

READ the report card for the MCPS definition. We're all capable of logging onto dictionary.com. MCPS defines proficiency as successful in using the processes and content at the grade level. Since they do not define in any clear and meaningful way what grade level content is, the report cards as not particularly useful.

Right. Capable of doing it at grade level. I see no contradiction between that and being also able to do it above grade level.

[Anonymous]

I moved to Montgomery County for the schools. 2.0 is awful. No incentive for kids to learn something now - they will just be bored later.

Schools now seem to completely cater to kids who are having trouble and ignore those who are doing OK. how are the OK kids ever supposed to handle challenging material or AP classes later on if they aren't challenged or given incentives to learn.