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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hey 19:24, maybe the so-called curriculum 2.0 "hysterics" aren't "2.0 hysterics" anymore than you.  Maybe we (yes, I cannot stand 2.0!) are just normal parents like you who happen to have seen the grave problems with 2.0 for ourselves.
Curriculum 2.0 is all about hiding information from parents.  I don't have my child in private tutoring and I have NO IDEA if he is learning anything in math this year.  No work comes home, no unit tests are given, the report card says "P" but there is no objective measurement about what that means.[/quote]

If you have NO IDEA if your kid is learning anything in math this year, and you haven't asked the teacher about it, or if you have asked the teacher and you still have NO IDEA, then the problem is not Curriculum 2.0.[/quote]

Um, nope.  Are you new to MCPS?  A teacher can have an entire conference with you where they use buzz words like "we're getting a deeper understanding of fractions" and he's proficient, we're happy with his progress.  All of that means essentially nothing.  It doesn't tell you what you need to know as a parent and it IS a huge problem with curriculum 2.0.  When I say that I have NO IDEA whether my kid is learning anything in math this year, I stand by that.  I stand by that b/c my child did Math 4 as a 2nd grader (when acceleration was allowed), then did Math 3 last year b/c under 2.0 ALL 3rd graders had to do Math 3 (after lots of complaining from many parents, some pull-out groups of acceleration were allowed a few times per week), now is doing Math 4/5 as a 4th grader b/c that is the most challenge allowed under 2.0!  So, yes, after 3 years of repeating essentially the very same work, I have no reason to believe that my child is learning anything.  It would be like your child reading your child the same ABC book for 3 years in school - trust me at the end of 3 years you'd be very frustrated!  And if after those 3 years the teacher "assured" you that your child is "proficient" at that ABC book and that the county is sure that your child doesn't need to move on to a different book, she simply needs to "go deeper" and "get a deeper understanding" of the ABC book!  Sure you could listen to the teacher and if you chose to do so, you could believe that your child was learning deep things about that ABC book, but in the absence of objective proof, you'd be foolish to do so.

Under curriculum 2.0, children can not be moved (up or down) to address their math needs and to ensure that they are challenged.  When there is a curriculum that imposes that type of stasis: these kids will ALL do math 4 or math 4/5 and will not move up to something more challenging if they need it.  Under that system, a teacher (employed by the folks that have just rolled out this massive and expensive 2.0) has no incentive to tell parents that their child needs more challenge even when it is painfully obvious to the parents, the teacher and the kids.  The teacher has no incentive to do so (and as some teachers will privately admit, they aren't allowed to advocate for more enrichment/acceleration for kids who need it).  THAT most certainly is a 2.0 problem.
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