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The reason you are hearing about this from elementary school parents is B/C the roll out is starting in elementary schools!  These are the parents who, in real life, are observing what is happening and, in many, many cases are very upset.  Yes, you could say "nut ball ravings" and I get that it looks like that sometimes.  But, you must understand that as we watch this curriculum be tested on our children in 3rd, 4th, 5th grade, we have seen just how bad it is.  We have the luxury of knowing that "it's only elementary school" but middle and high school parents won't have that luxury when it comes around.  So, mock if you will.  Or, perhaps you might want to think that we are just like you: parents who want the best education for our kids and who have seen that the old system, while imperfect, was far better than this "one-size-fits-all/everyone is proficient/report cards are hide the ball and meaningless" that is being forced on us and on our kids.[/quote]

The reason you are hearing about this from elementary school parents is because

1. "Math Pathways" ended, and
2. the report card changed.

(Both of which are MCPS decisions, not Common Core requirements.) If MCPS has redone the elementary school curriculum to reflect the Common Core, without making those two changes, parents would never even have noticed.

Now, "Math Pathways" was on its way out anyway, because the evidence was clear that lots and lots of kids were getting overaccelerated.

And the main effect of the report card change is that third, fourth, and fifth grades no longer get letter grades. Many people on DCUM see this as a DISASTER!!!!!!!! I don't.[/quote]

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