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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I had 2 DCs (different ages) go through ELC at the same ES, but with different teachers. The differences were massive.  DC1 had a much more rigorous and useful experience than DC2.  It's not about the curriculum but about the implementation.  YMMV, but ask a lot of questions about the teachers and their approaches, and check with current parents.[/quote]

I think it is both. A crappy curriculum will mean that everyone will get something g bad. Benchmark was crappy. People wanted ELC because it was better than Benchmark. But yeah, teaching quality always matters. No curriculum will negate a bad teacher.[/quote]

Wanting ELC because it’s not Benchmark is not the solution.  And schools that used it as such shortchange either the on level kids or more likely the above/gifted kids that needed ELC.[/quote]

Well, that problem is solved because MCPS finally got rid of Benchmark. Now they have a much better curriculum, so I think there will be fewer parents pushing to get into ELC just to escape a bad curriculum. Frankly, I trust Amplify more than ELC. Amplify is extrenally created. ELC came from MCPS. [/quote]

ELC uses units/content that is externally created from Junior Great Books and from the William & Mary Center for Gifted Education.

https://education.wm.edu/centers/cfge/curriculum/languagearts/materials/
https://www.greatbooks.org/k-5-features/ [/quote]

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