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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I complained to someone in DCPS central office about this, and it was a disappointing conversation. The person I spoke to said the curriculum was chosen to lighten the planning lift for teachers and so that more students could relate to the content. They also said there would be more focus on writing, rather than reading, and they confirmed that there was no consultation of parents during the decision-making process. [/quote] They wouldn't need to "lighten the planning lift" for teachers if they kept class numbers to a manageable size and dealt with behavior problems effectively. Meanwhile, what the heck does it mean to say "so that more students could relate to the content"? Students are shorter these days so they need shorter content? A big reason for studying well-written novels is to learn how alike people are on the inside, how alike human relationships are, and how alike the human experience is across time, contexts, and cultures.[/quote]
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