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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You're citing Wikipedia, plus personal anecdotes going all the way back to...1987.[/quote]

Sorry I can't pull up better sources from my phone as I'm commuting to work.

Listen: I have three relatives who are teachers. One has taught for mcps for more than 20 years. Two recently retired. One has his masters in math education; he's pushing 80 and has seen the pendulum swing back and forth. I also have three close friends who teach elementary school for mcps. Everyone agrees that the deeper dive of 2.0 is an appropriate mechanism for kids who struggle with math; but [b]most kids don't struggle[/b]. Average and above average kids can quickly grasp math skills when taught the old fashioned way...that's why you can teach your kids these methods at home without any issue.

Because I know so many mcps teachers, I've heard about who was hired to design 2.0. Several came from schools where those in hiring positions worked (and one school in particular). They didn't hire experts to design 2.0...they hired their pals...regular classroom teachers...and not from W pyramids.

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It may or may not be true that most kids don't struggle with math in class (based on the experience of your three relatives who are math teachers). It is certainly true that Americans, in general, stink at math. Not math the class; actual math.

By the way, I'm impressed by your assumption that classroom teachers from schools in Bethesda/Potomac are better than classroom teachers from other parts of Montgomery County.[/quote]

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