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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm 13:16.

I wrote as if you were in MCPS. They have curriculum standards on their website, with examples.

You don't need to know in detail what the teacher is doing, OP, because you want your child functioning at a much higher level anyway. You can start doing all 4 operations, and look at various workbooks to see what kind of progression there is. I recommend Beast Academy books for math, and reading and writing books from The Critical Thinking Company's website.
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OP here:

I AM NOT IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY.

But I am confused as to why you expect MCPS to provide quarterly standards and schedules on their website, but are shocked that I would like that same information at my school. The teacher has this information, even if the county does not provide it online. Also, yes, MD has its standards posted online, but that doesn't tell me when and in what progression the teacher has chosen to teach these standards. Teachers have wide latitude in that department.

I simply want to coordinate my scheduling with theirs. That is all.

Why is this a problem that a parent would like to know what a teacher is going to teach their child for the year? I would love for an actual elementary school teacher to reply with why sending a 1-2 page calendar/list/schedule for the year (presumably they already have this planned out) would be difficult or inappropriate, especially given the state of public schools and the obvious need for parental involvement and supplementation.

I have a PhD and I have taught on the college level, so I know what goes into planning a curriculum and you must have a schedule and progression. We were required to give each student a syllabus, a road map of sorts for what is going to go on in the course, what they are going to learn and when. I shouldn't have to wait until after the fact to find out what is working and what is not throughout the year, especially when our time is limited and will have to compete with assigned homework. Again, this school has a very low ranking (in the 500s) and so the students are obviously not doing the best. [/quote]

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