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[quote=Anonymous][quote]Acceleration in math starts next year but only for grades 4 and 5.[/quote]

Not really. There will be a compacted 4th/5th grade math available to a very small number of students. This is a far cry from allowing any student who has mastered skills to move forward when they are ready and have instruction at the next level available. 
 
One of the worst aspects of 2.0 is the report card. It takes very little to get a P and there isn't any way for a child to know what to do to get an ES. My child didn't understand why he got ES grades in some subjects and Ps in other grades. He was disappointed that he didn't get an ES in areas that he is much better in. When I talked to the teacher, it just drove home how this new system is horrible. He received ES grades in areas where he spontaneously demonstrated something beyond what was taught or asked for on the assignments. In two cases, this was actually because he didn't pay attention to the instructions. Even the teacher noted that these weren't reflections of understanding deep concepts. In the areas where he didn't receive an ES she said that he was much stronger, one of the best in the class, and his work is better in those subjects. However..get this..he follows the instructions and these subjects they really do not give ES grades out.

What the hell is this point of this system?? The grade report did not provide me the parent with any indication on how he is actually doing, it actually presented a false view based on the teacher's explanation. It provides zero motivation for my son. Frankly, the grade report looks much more like something for the county that has value to them (how many students are hitting our P bar) in collecting the data en masse that they rate themselves on and has nothing to do with educating the students. [/quote]

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