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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There is no time for acceleration because teachers spend an awful amount of time on learning basic math. It's an excruciatingly slow and process for my 2nd grade DS. [/quote]

It is because they teach in math groups so your child's "math time" is 10 minutes with a teacher and 50 minutes of busy work they barely look at or do.  The kids that are smart, quickly get it done and spend over 30 minutes sitting at their desk reading a book or goofing off.  The kids that are struggling?  No one to ask questions to (can not interupt teacher groups!!) so they just goof off and never get the busy work done.  I have volunteered so many times the last few years and it is incredibly sad.   [/quote]

This has been my exact experience.  Kids get about 10 minutes of 'instruction' and then the rest of the time they are supposed to do worksheets or read quietly.  Next year, the second graders will be getting Chromebooks, so they will most likely be messaging each other (which is what the 3rd hraders are doing).

If your kid is already above level in math, they won't even meet with the teacher daily.  The poor teachers are mostly focused on getting the kids who are behind up to speed.  I don't blame the teachers at all because they are tasked with an impossible chore - teaching 5 groups of kids who are all at different levels in the same classroom.  It's a joke.  Anyone who volunteers in K-2 will tell you the same thing at most schools.[/quote]

Agree with this. The only kids that actually get taught are those far behind. The rest are basically self taught at home and given busy work in school, and  the teachers honestly depend on that. Otherwise MCPS would be in the tank. [/quote]

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