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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The more I read about this the less concerned I am. Many states teach math this way. It still allows for differentiation within the curriculum, much like they teach reading/language arts now. Seems like it will be the best system for the vast majority of kids and will lessen the ultra-competitive parenting that happens in FCPS. [/quote]

The VMPI "plan" for differentiation is that it falls on the head of classroom teachers. (This was included in the response I received to my inquiry about the practical impacts of VMPI from Tina at VDOE, so not my own speculation.)  So, if you have an excellent teacher with a reasonable-sized class, this may not be an issue.  If you have a huge class or you have less skilled teacher (or, god forbid, both), your kid is not going to get any effective differentiation at all.  The other challenge is that Virginia is not Common Core, and teachers generally have to amass their lesson plans and collateral themselves, so there is no standard curriculum or textbook available to them to support differentiation.  It's completely unfair to the teachers, and it is in no way going to result in an equitable/same learning experience across schools and classrooms.

It is laughable that you think this will lessen ultra-competitive parenting in FCPS.  The people who live to get their kid into an Ivy/SLAC will pay for outside supplementation, tutors, or private school to give their kid the edge, all of which widen the gap, not close it.  I take my kids' education seriously, but we're much more laid back than the people around here who feel that their child attending a public university would be shameful and an indictment of their parenting.  VMPI is not going to fix crazy, and crazy is going to make life miserable for the less advanced kids.[/quote]

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