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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sorry for the proclamation but I just want to put out there that the hatred for 2.0 is not just about gifted kids not getting a good education. My kids are smart but not academically motivated by traditional work. They get bored and while they pick up concepts quickly they are perfectly happy for things to be easy. They just aren't academically cometitive or self motivated if it isn't interesting. This curriculum is terrible for them because they are not learning how to challenge themselves or gain any study skills. They will probably end up as a C students some point down the road. If there was any instruction or student based reward for doing better academically, they would respond and learn what I thought they would get from MCPS. I was wrong.

I'm putting this out there because I'm not alone but the debate about 2.0 always seems to be from the parents of gifted kids not the average kids. This will not help change the situation because MCPS hates the "gifted' parents and tries to hide the shortcomings of 2.0 as just a bunch of gifted parents complaining. It would be nice if the parents being so vocal through the GTA and other gifted groups would reach out to the parents of average kids. We're pissed off too. [/quote]

I agree!  I also think it is important to recognize that this is socialism.  That's right 2.0 s socialism.  We don't like it b/c this is socialism at its core.  It is "let's pretend everyone is equal" but those with real economic or political power will have the means to opt out (either by moving or going private).  This is why it feels so wrong. [/quote]

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