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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Where do you see 220 MS teachers being cut, I don’t see that on the linked document. Can anyone verify this? [/quote]

I also don’t see any MS teachers on the list.[/quote]

It's on page 4. Why middle school is my question...we barely have enough staff as it is right now. If they are pre-cutting electives for 2027's math disaster, people need to start getting angry. We are just gutting education at this point. People making the decisions aren't the ones in classrooms. Cutting electives in middle school is the worst idea-we need more electives, not less. So many kids have stated that their favorite elective whether it be band, dance, music,tech, or theatre is the ONLY reason they go to school. I'm a counselor not a teacher, but from what I see/hear from students on a daily basis, this would absolutely negatively affect them. This is all for 15 additional minutes of math a day, which the state apparently thinks is super easy to implement without giving a second thought to how it would drastically alter scheduling for middle schools/hs and thus,cutting arts programs and electives for those 15 minutes of math that kids are probably already tuned out because their attention spans won't allow for it. Disgraceful. [/quote]

Yes, I am pretty furious about this.  The increased MS math minutes requirement is at the state level so folks need to fight it there (talk to the state Board of Ed members and your state legislators)-- but MCPS should be pushing back on it and they're not and that pisses me off.  And they definitely shouldn't be cutting MS electives preemptively in 2026-2027, since there's a chance the state will reverse themselves before the middle school math minutes requirement is supposed to go into effect in 2027-2028. [/quote]

Putting more time into math is good, BUT the issue isn't time, it's the curriculum and not identifying learning disabilities early and supporting them.  Kids who cannot read will struggle in math. [/quote]

Exactly so why are we potentially ruining a child's school experience for 15 extra minutes of math a day? Again, I don't think enough people know about this or are outraged by it. Probably because to an outsider (so MSDE should actually understand this, but they don't) 15 minutes sounds like it won't be that disruptive. It works for elementary school but it's a logistical nightmare for scheduling classes in MS/HS which will lead to programs being cut. It will also require hiring more math teachers when we have no money. This should really be what people are pressing the state and the county on right now. [/quote]

So much time is wasted in school.  15 minutes is ok but how math is taught isn't working given the declining test scores.[/quote]

Guess you missed the whole point about how entire programs could be eliminated to accommodate these additional 15 minutes. It's a BIG deal. They need to work on implementing more interventions, etc. but they do not need to do it in this way that is disruptive to everything else. MoCo has done nothing but try to keep the focus on math and reading in the last decade-for elementary students, science and social studies is often an afterthought "if we get to it, we get to it..." and the irony is, nothing is improving and everything is worse. That alone should be eye opening. Students need to be exposed to more than just reading and math. Theatre class is one way an elective can implement additional reading. Computer science electives have math components. Electives and other classes are beneficial. They give students a reason to go to school. They should not be withheld because people who havent been in classrooms in years think MORE automatically equals better. Quality, not quantity. Not a new concept, but here we are.[/quote]

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