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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have 2 children taking Geometry at 2 different schools.  I noticed real quick that instruction is NOT the same across the county.  One school closely used the new 2.0 worksheets and instructional material as well as taught the material in the intended order.  The other school relied on the old text book, taught units out of order, and did not cover all the material that was on the exam.  The student who had the 2.0 materials was better prepared for the county exam and received an A.  My other child had huge gaps in learning and the D exam grade was a reflection of this problem.  I discussed this issue with the school administration just to get BS answers and a lack of follow through to fix the problem.  They said each school has discretion as to the materials they use and how they implement the curriculum.

The testing data should be broken out school by school.  Problem teachers and administrators should be weeded out and the successes should be replicated.  Kids cannot be successful on a county wide exam if they do not have instruction in the material that is on the test.[/quote]

That is just wrong!  I think you should email the BOE about this.  It's one thing to allow teachers discretion regarding teaching material, but using an old textbook for a curriculum that has been revamped is just lazy, or maybe the teacher is not so great at math and doesn't understand the new curriculum, let alone teach it.

I think eventually, the testing data does come out school by school.  I remember when this fiasco happened last year, the numbers by HS/MS were published eventually.

You really need to [b]bring this up with the BOE,[/b] for everyone's sake.[/quote]

I would gladly take it up with the BOE if there was a channel to do so.  This fall I was redirected by the BOE to discuss the issue with the MCPS Office of School Performance, which I did.  My complaints fell on deaf ears. [/quote]

Call the local press, WaPo.  It needs to be made more public than this forum.  I think that's the only way MCPS will take it seriously.  Why not email the Writer of the article in WaPo - the link that OP provided?  [/quote]

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