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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My 8th graders results say "8th grade" in the corner of the test. Is the theory here that he was supposed to take the 7th grade test?[/quote]

In the right corner it gives the current grade level and in the left corner it should say which test was given.[/quote]
We just got our 8th grader's.

Wow..  really really bad.

94% "approaching expectations" Algebra -- 5% met; 1% exceeded
68% approaching 7th grade ELA - only 28% met ; 4% exceeded.

DC had gotten straight As during VL last year.

Totally abysmal. Who said there was little learning loss.

DC now 8th grade taking Geometry and getting straight As. But I'm really concerned that DC's Algebra knowledge (which is the foundation for upper level math) is really really weak.

What is MCPS going to do about that?  I guess I'll have to put DC in summer school for Algebra.

Total cluster f*[/quote]

We got ours too but they both got the top score. I guess making them attend class during the pandemic helped. [/quote]

Don’t you get it?  Scores were low globally.  That’s bad for everyone. You want everyone in Maryland to do well, not poorly. They will now have to spend more effort on remediation, which is terrible for your kid. [/quote]

This might make mcps think twice before reverting to virtual next time something happens . MCPS robbed our kids of learning and social emotional growth. I know parents here will flame me and counter with but my kidd learned and that must be poor parenting on your part etc.. but it is the truth. Our kids were robbed of 2 years of their childhood[/quote]
+1 And to the smug ^^PP.. my kid attended class *everyday*, but DC gets migraines, so couldn't look at the screen a lot of days without puking up their guts and spending the entire day in bed.  So F*OFF.  When they went hybrid, I begged the school to let DC go FT rather than half, and they didn't even bother replying back to me.

My kids are normally straight A students.[/quote]

Then, you get your kid a tutor or tutor them yourself.  And, lots of new  migraine medications on the  market if the traditional ones don't work.  [b]Screens daily are not triggering the migraines[/b].  She has a health issue that you  need to get treated.  There are 6 new preventatives and three new abortive out on the market on top of the triptans and other off use medications.[/quote]
You really are a fool.

https://www.wxyz.com/rebound/doctors-seeing-more-eye-strain-and-headaches-from-virtual-learning-and-screen-time-during-pandemic

https://www.fox5dc.com/news/childrens-national-hospital-studying-whether-increased-headaches-in-kids-is-connected-to-virtual-learning

Neurologist stated that those rx are pretty strong, and DC doesn't get them often enough without the screens to warrant those powerful drugs. I'm not  putting DC on powerful rx just because MCPS can't figure out how to educate kids without staring at the computer for 5 hours.

And yea, since MCPS didn't teach my kid Algebra to "meet expectations" (and a lot of other kids), now we will be going over it at home this summer.  Why the F* do I pay so much in taxes if I have to teach my kid myself because MCPS did a sh1tty job?[/quote]

You  are either really clueless or need to get your child to a better neurologist.  Screens are not why  your child is getting these migraines and they aren't powerful medications.  If your child's migraines are that bad every single day, they would be on a preventative or an abortive or both.  I think you are making it up.  What is it, they aren't really that bad  if they aren't on a preventative or you are denying your child medical care that could potentially improve their life.

Most of us  have always supplemented if you are in MCPS.  I feel for  your child if you will not work with them in school or get them the medical attention they deserve.

Or, maybe your child wasn't ready for algebra.

Your child has been back in person for a year.  You need to stop blaming virtual, get your child to a headache specialist and get them a tutor.  What kind  of parent lets their kid suffer?  You clearly don't get how bad real migraines are or you are making them up.[/quote]

PP you sound like the MCPS staff member who told me to medicate my daughter’s ADHD.

Leave the decision to treat a medical condition between the family and the doctor. That’s a very personal situation and none of your or the schools business. A school cannot require a child to be medicated so it’s irrelevant for this thread.

There was a time in MCPS (before online learning) where all screen devices were not used during the school day. There were text books and paper worksheets/tests. MCPS has the means to eliminate screens for this child and that would be a healthier option to try before medication. All pediatricians think screen time for developing brains should be limited anyway.[/quote]

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