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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's the students (our children) stupid.  Has MCPS done any focus groups with the children/students of curriculum 2.0 (particularly in math).  I'm sure [b]MCPS has not any surveys and focus groups with the children regarding curriculum 2.0 [/b] because they fear what they will learn.  So much for the management expertise (management consulting 101 for dummies and dcummies) in our $2.2 billion/year public educational system![/quote]

My son attends an elementary school in Potomac.  In years past, classroom behavior was usually not an issue.  Since the introduction of 2.0 however, there has been a rise in disruptive behavior.

Why?  Kids finish the "on state level" objectives quickly.  Probably some could master end of the year standards in September.  They do the assignments quickly and then there is nothing for the child to do.  There are no extensions because the teachers have not got them from the Carver Center.  People are still writing the curriculum so the teachers get the assignments in bits and pieces.  Children are spending large chunks of their day with nothing to do.

Is a child going to sit there with nothing to do?  No.  A logical child at that point will make up something to do (talk to a friend, play with an object in his desk, get up and walk around, etc.).  That child then gets in trouble.

Just a negative trend I notice and a huge problem with 2.0.  You can not teach minimal state standards and expect that to be enough for every child.  MCPS used to aim at having children achieve more than just minimal state standards.  The new report card reflects the notion that state standards is MCPS's only objective and all they need to teach your child.[/quote]

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