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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I assume that all of the classes in MCPS will change to reflect the Common Core. I don't know if MCPS is going to call everything 2.0, though.[/quote]
It is strange that very little attention has been given to how the Common Core will affect middle school or high school for that matter.  [/quote]

Our HS English guides have already been rewritten to reflect CC standards.  But that's always been the case. They usually rewrite the guides to reflect testing, and first 9th and now 10th are the testing years.

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Why is there so little attention being given to this.  Most of the posts on the board are about elementary school.  I don't know enough about CC to know whether the changes are for the better but I would like to hear more from parents and/or teachers who are going through this right now.  [/quote]
If you are looking for solid information, talk to people IRL, research and read articles from trusted sources.
All you will get from this board is nut ball ravings good for comic relief, not info![/quote]

The reason you are hearing about this from elementary school parents is B/C the roll out is starting in elementary schools!  These are the parents who, in real life, are observing what is happening and, in many, many cases are very upset.  Yes, you could say "nut ball ravings" and I get that it looks like that sometimes.  But, you must understand that as we watch this curriculum be tested on our children in 3rd, 4th, 5th grade, we have seen just how bad it is.  We have the luxury of knowing that "it's only elementary school" but middle and high school parents won't have that luxury when it comes around.  So, mock if you will.  Or, perhaps you might want to think that we are just like you: parents who want the best education for our kids and who have seen that the old system, while imperfect, was far better than this "one-size-fits-all/everyone is proficient/report cards are hide the ball and meaningless" that is being forced on us and on our kids.[/quote]
My kid is in this system as well. I don't have a serious problem with it. 
I think the intro has been rocky, at best. But change is often messy.
I know the definition of proficient, so I know that does not mean mediocre.
I think people have a right to not like the system, different strokes for different folks.
I just find it entertaining and less than helpful when people throw out meaningless generalizations, and accusations of being a MCPS mole if you say your kid is thriving with 2.0.
And honestly, I find it rather silly that anyone,any.one at all thinks that ANY large, public school system is not one size fits all.
That is why 
it is public education, not INDIVIDUAL education.
You may have preferred the old size, but it was still one size fits all.
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