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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Here is a Curriculum 2.0 worksheet for a second grader:
What is 10 + 5? (Can't recall the exact digits, but something like this.)
How did you find the answer? (Supposedly, how did you find your answer part, means going "deeper" according to MCPS.)
But for a second grader who can do middle school math, it just means going deeper into frustration. I would personally get very frustrated if someone asked me to explain such a basic question in detail. I'm glad my child does not complain too much. We do our best to keep her motivated. Curriculum 2.0 is just a joke. But the real problem is no more homegenous grouping of students. Teachers supposedly can differentiate in the classroom. I don't know other schools, but in our school, there is only one level of education and that is teaching to the lowest level.
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Are you saying that under the old system algebra was routinely taught in second grade?

I don't think the example you provided is teaching to the lowest level of second grade student -- which I would consider to be true if 90% of the class could answer the questions easily.  I think it could be challenging to articulate how you arrived at the answer.  Though if you had to provide the same explanation 20 times I can see how that would be tedious.

Is your daughter actually coming home frustrated?  Most children that age are rather happy to be experts at a task.  If she is actually frustrated, I can see why you are not a fan of the curriculum.[/quote]

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