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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why do parents have to give permission for their child to be in compacted 4/5 math?  [/quote]

The letter that came home to parents indicates that it would be a more demanding curriculum than the regular 2.0 math curriculum.  It also notes that 2.0 is already rigorous so parents would need to be aware of the faster pace and additional demands that would be placed on the kids taking the compacted course.  There may be some parents who prefer that their children move at a slower pace for whatever reason.[/quote]

It's a bit odd only because they do not consult about other enrichment (our school uses pull outs with a specialist in math and reading) or placement in reading groups, etc., that might be more demanding.  [/quote]

That's true.  The letter spends a lot of space touting the rigors of 2.0 before discussing the compacted math portion, so it almost feels as if it was intended to persuade parents to have their children remain with the regular curriculum.    Maybe more than just a "few" students qualified for the compacted curriculum (or at least more than MCPS expected), which would mean that the needs of more than a "few" children were not being met by 2.0.  [b]That would contradict the MCPS belief that 2.0 meets the needs of all students[/b].[/quote]

If MCPS believed that 2.0 met the need of all students then they wouldn't be doing a compacted curriculum.[/quote]

Was the compacted curriculum part of the original 2.0 plan?  As I understand it the 4/5 program was added in response to the realization that 2.0 did not meet the needs of all students they originally thought  it would.[/quote]

I'm not sure, but this is the first year that kids are taking the 4th grade under 2.0, so it's hard to see how it could be a response.  I think they just hadn't determined what was needed for the higher grades when they rolled it out initially.[/quote]

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