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[quote=Anonymous][quote]A new PP chiming in. MCPS and the State of Maryland used to have a focus on churning out kids who were ready for highly technical jobs including in STEM fields. I have been in education for twenty years and I am now witnessing on the frontlines a movement by MCPS to spout in particular situations, "All MCPS is required to do is make sure kids meet State standards. Nothing more." When State standards align themselves with minimal preparedness for life after high school, I worry the net result is that opportunities for well paying jobs for a large segment of the Maryland population will be limited.

I dislike the alignment of the State of Maryland with the Common Core Standards on the principal the Common Core Standards are too low. I would support a movement to raise the Common Core Standards or at least raise the standards in education in Maryland.[/quote]

+1000 This post sums up how we feel. Honestly, the only way to stop the dumbing down of math is through the State, political channels, and media. Parents should continue to speak up and push the standards back up. Its such a shame that MCPS lowered the bar so drastically. This used to be the county to move to for schools and math, now its the county to avoid. [/quote]

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