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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a fifth grader in this program and am not thrilled with how they are implementing CM4/5 in our school. It seems like a lot of hoo ha just to make sure our student is "tracked" one level higher when she gets to MS.  The fourth graders have to go to a nearby middle school for a one hour class before elementary school starts every day. Then the CM kids sit out in the hallway for an hour during the school day while the rest of the class does math, supposedly to do homework.  But that takes five minutes, so what are they doing for the rest of the period?

For the fifth grade it's even more impactful to the school day. The kids take a bus to another ES during the morning, so the miss about 1.75 hours of in-class time in order to take a 60 minute class.

Honestly, I think the program is of dubious merit.

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Please organize parents and complain.  Prior to C2.0, schools were able to figure out a way to provide this kind of differentiation within the school, and they should be able to do so again.  Pre-c.20 it was really only the kids who were 3 years ahead in math that had to travel to another school.  Under C2.0, the compacted 4/5/6 program is only 1 year ahead of grade level.  It is crazy to me that MCPS can't figure out how to deal with that within each school.

Making kids go to another school means that many kids who could benefit are not opting for it.  Making kids sit out in the hallway for a period is inappropriate.  I guarantee you that some kids have IEPs or 504s which mean that they legally should not be doing that.

Being accelerated is not of "dubious merit" -- many kids benefit from this.  Don't let the fact that MCPS runs a crappy program kill the program itself -- get them to fix it. [/quote]

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