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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]+1  A lot of folks don't get it, because it is what we grew up with, but the whole system of standardized testing was designed to keep people out of elite institutions.  It might seem innocuous to give analogies about sailboats, but think about it for a minute. [/quote]
I think you're conflating math the language portions of standardized testing.[/quote]

No, PP. Please read up on the inherent inequities of standardized testing which include all topics. As others have noted, to succeed in getting the highest scores, particularly in this year, kids supplement classroom teaching through tutoring and/or parental instruction and/or special programs to enhance their scores. In addition, there are clearly parents, who know the drill; they know to prep because they know that these tests essentially cement a track for students from which many opportunities will be determined or denied. Not all parents have this insight or are as savvy. They don’t know the system.

Kids in lower SES groups are disadvantaged in this system. And in this year, when so many kids were doing DL at home while a parent had to work simultaneously or - as many kids in my DC’s Title I elementary school - were left in the care of an older sibling, sometimes not much older than the student (middle school or high school) these kids were especially left behind. Now we have the county suddenly raising the bar mid flight for kids who given the hard work and graded they put in, are earning As but may not have done as well on the MAP because they didn’t have the advantages of a parent or other resources to fill the gaps that math 4/5 didn’t cover in class. It’s outrageous. Sure, you want to start 3rd graders with a 90th threshold, then start that next year when - hopefully - kids will have a chance to regain any lost ground. The only people who support this nonsense are those who feel superior by excluding kids; it’s an ego boost. If a kid is getting As in 4/5 and thriving, they earn a spot in a 5/6 class. Period. [/quote]
I’m sorry, but this is ridiculous. Let me introduce a relevant example of situations I am familiar with.

Kid A: Parents strictly enforce screen time limits, with no screen time allowed on weekdays. Purchased Beast Academy workbooks and require kid to complete an extra problem set each week. Parents check homework every day. In compacted math.

Kid B: Parents allow kid to play Minecraft 1-2 hours a day. No one checks on completion of homework. Not in compacted math.

Kid A is Black and parents are middle class. Kid B is white and parents are wealthy. Keeping in mind that these are real people that I know, I would love for you to explain to me how Kid A’s Black parents are committing inequality against Kid B. That extra work is producing results. Particularly with math, outside of the true geniuses, the kids that put in the work get the results and the standardized tests are a measure of the work that is put in. It is not inequality. [/quote]

My kid plays video games a few hours a day, some days more.  And, yet they are in advanced math and we had supplemented.  It is not one or the other and can be both.  We make sure homework, music and sports are done first.  We are not wealthy and never paid tutors.  Workbooks were fine.  [/quote]

Your smugness sucks.

We don't permit video games or TV during the week, and minimal during the weekends. We review the kids' homework and of course, all class requirements are done before the kids get free time during the day. My oldest - in 4th - got straight As in compacted math all year and glowing feedback from his teacher. He just received a special award at a recent school event - for math. And yet, my hardworking, straight A son is only 70th percentile and apparently not fit to move to 5/6 math. What in the actual fukk is that about? At no point in any conversation were we advised he wasn't on track. At no point in any conversation with the teacher were we told to get him enrichment - a question I directly asked. Here I have you, a parent telling me about how much video time your children enjoy, wagging your finger about supplementing.

If this is not a sign that MCPS is failing, I don't know what is. Hardworking middle class families like mine are taking the ques from teachers but apparently they want us to fail and grades and feedback don't mean anything . What a joke. Clearly, if you are rich and in the know the system works for you. If not, you're screwed. [/quote]

I'm just curious what your HHI is to pretend you are middle class.  You are completely smug in your post to brag about all you did.  Your kid didn't do great in MAP.  Big deal.  You can supplement and allow video games.  That is your choice.  You are in compacted math.  There is no enrichment beyond compacted math.  Welcome to MCPS.  If you want enrichment, you supplement.[/quote]

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