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[quote=Anonymous]So I think Starr is prepping us for some bad test results.   Apparently we need 4-5 years to decide if the new c2.0 is working?   My read is that new curriculum is a big experiment and they will  have to tinker with it as they read the test results the next few years.   In other words,   my kids are part of one big experiment that may benefit future kids.  Hopefully, my kids won't suffer too much damage, I guess.

The truth is we need testing, but it should either be for policy research or for evaluating children on their own individual educational needs.   It should not be to evaluate teachers.   MCPS does not evaluate teachers through test results, however, so I don't get what all the fuss is about other then to prep us for the bad curriculum we know is now getting rolled out.

Is C2.0 Josh Star's fault? No.  The BOE/Weast made these decisions already.   Still, BOE/Starr are accountable for this mess.

By the way, is Pearson going to design and implement the testing on their own for-profit curriculum?  That seems like a conflict of interest to me.[/quote]

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