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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I also appreciate the MCCPTA GEC advocacy.  I agree with those who would like to take all of the eggs out of the magnet basket and upgrade home school curriculum.  The state of Middle School curriculum is troubling for advanced learners.   The two enriched classes (AIM HIGH) are better than nothing, but the level of instruction for English and Science should be upgraded.  Too much filling in work sheets and busy work.

High School has lots of opportunities for kids to challenge themselves.[/quote]

High school is not as rigorous as it used to be. No exams. Very little homework. For English, your child is lucky if more than two books are read in a semester (and this includes AP Literature). No penalty if a child turns in assignments late. At least half of my child’s teachers do not take attendance. When he is sick, he is still marked present.

I worry about what MCPS thinks they are preparing students for beyond high school. [/quote]

Which school does you student attend?!?!?!?!?!?!?  We have exams. We have homework. We have late penalties. We get notices if the kid is 3 minutes late to a class.

Is your student telling you this stuff? [/quote]

We've never had any of that stuff.  You are at MCPS?  We don't have any accelerated classes in MS either, including HIGH.  My child has  read two books this year in English.[/quote]

My kid read two over the weekend. Brought them home from the school library. [/quote]

That's good.  We are talking about assigned reading, not ES kids bring home two books a week to read.  Our school doesn't have a school library.[/quote]

Which MCPS school doesn't have a library?[/quote]

Virtual kids have no access to library beyond public or online.  [/quote]

But isn't that the point of virtual schooling is you don't go into a physical building?

In any case I think Montgomery county is hiring a librarian for virtual academy next year I am not sure if their responsibility will be to help students access on my resources or if they will be some sort of physical library that is dedicated to virtual students[/quote]

You should try the e-library! It blows away any school library. They have everything![/quote]

What is e-library? Do you have a link?
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