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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think the point is that MCPS is claiming that under C 2.0 they will meet the needs on the not gifted kids--the ~35% in the regular classroom.  They also seem to be saying these not gifted kids were not learning--they were being pushed ahead w/o learning well.[/quote]

Actually, the point is PREVIOUSLY 40% were considered gifted....    A new curriculum is in place and 40% of the [b]children are CURRENTLY not gifted [/b]any longer.

The curriculum is not the same so what got a student advancement before will not get you advancement now.  Parents are not willing to accept that....   Its understandable, reality shattering in fact...  but some people need to let it sink in.

Its not that CS 2.0 is addressing kids previously not identified as gifted...   Its addressing the kids that were considered gifted previosly under a new set of criteria.

This is the nature of the problem and the point can be driven home ad nauseum but some will choose to ignore the new landscape placed plainly in front of them.[/quote]

Those kids might not be considered gifted, but testing/assesment won't changed the fact that 40% of the children have higher aptitude. 
2.0 or not 2.0, it is impossile to create one-size fits all curriculum.
Previously, MCPS had a system in place to assess kids and create somewhat homogeneous groups. That system wasn't perfect, but it worked for most kids.
I am not willing to accept that 2.0 is suitable for all kids, and no advancement is nessesery.
I am not willing to accept BS from principals telling me that teachers can accomodated my kids needs within the class. It's impossile giving current class sizes (27 kids in my DS 1st grade class).
So, I'm not against 2.0 as a whole, but only against "one size fits all" aproach. And I won't stop complaing.[/quote]

No one said no advancement is necessary....  Super just said as much in interview but your child obviously hasn't demonstrated the necessarys to do so.  Complain all you want it will not transform your child to gifted[/quote]

Are you really this obtuse?  Don't you realize that MCPS is NOT PROVIDING any GUIDELINES to identify kids as needing advancement?  Don't you realize that they DON'T WANT to advance ANY kids whether they need advancement or not?

Doesn't it bother you at all that you are buying - hook, line and sinker.  You are buying the notion that "sure, sure we'll advance any kids who need it...as long as they demonstrate that they need it...but, we aren't really going to look for kids who need it, we don't have any method to judge whether they need it and, for good measure, we don't possess any process to get them advancement.  If you are this gullible, I've got the proverbial bridge to sell you.

BTW, you continually refer to one poster, I'm quite sure there are a few of us that you believe are that one poster.  [/quote]

Fake math PhD----I think you have to accept the reality that the math acceleration based on fake understanding of grade level material is gone.  No matter how many times you post, here or on GTA Letters, under whatever persona--there is really no evidence that you are doing anything more than crying wolf.

Being obnoxious to parents in either forum doesn't help your lame cause.  [/quote]

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