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[quote=Anonymous]DP (really):  According to the teacher posters, FCPS is not using HOPE the way it was intended (even though FCPS is all about equity these days). I believe them because dividing kids into these stratified "culture" and "environment" groups is beyond the scope of what a classroom teacher can be expected to know.   In that case, why is FCPS using HOPE at all since it is intended to look at different groups?

I feel for the poster whose kid got "NEVER" interacts effectively with adults/older kids.  I wouldn't like that in my kid's file.  When I read the instructions on the form, it is clearly based on what the teacher observes, so maybe it just didn't come up in the classroom.  In many cases, the only adult the teacher will observe the kids interacting with IS the teacher himself/herself.  Which is why I think the teacher input should be eliminated or limited to academic measures, not social stuff that may say as much about the teacher as the student.

The kids are testing so much, so often, that should be enough. NNAT, CogAT, iReady (2-3 times a year), VGA, DSA, etc.   If they don't qualify based on the objective measures, they are going to require a lot more hand holding in AAP than should be necessary for well qualified kids.  Let them catch up and take honors or AP classes later when applicable.  I think that's fairer to all. [/quote]

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