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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]When my kid was in APS elementary up to a couple years ago, they only had 20 min. assigned reading per night of any book of their choice, and mine was still reading comic books for their selection.  I was surprised because I remember specifically reading several novels in my sub-par public 5th grade class 30 years ago.[/quote]

Same. This is baffling. [/quote]

It is not baffling to me any longer after being in APS for many years. There is no push or even desire for excellence. So while when you were growing up, in a small town, in a poor community, what have you, they tried their best to teach kids as best they could with the resources available to them, it is very different now. Now there is a decided goal of regression to the mean, largely in support of “equity”.  In addition, for a variety of reasons, traditional and classical methods and content, like literature and grammar and math facts, are viewed as outdated dinosaurs. It’s really sad for the kids and will over time not improve equity by any meaningful measure. Will just hurt everyone. [/quote]

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