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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There is nothing deeper about 2.0. Its repetition again and again. At this point MCPS could just combine K/1st/2nd into one grade/one year and 3rd/4th/5th into one grade. My K can do her older sister's 2nd grade math homework. She isn't gifted or even a math whiz. If a kid knows basic addition and subtraction, can read basic chapters books and write a sentence they are set through the end of 2nd grade. 
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If that is what your school is doing, that is a problem with your school -- not with 2.0.

Knowing basic addition and subtraction, reading basic chapter books, and being able to write a sentence would not get you set through the end of 2nd grade at the school my second grader goes to.
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Not the PP quoted above, but I understand the point.  The point is that there is so much repetition and not nearly enough new or challenging material.  That is, indeed, a 2.0 issue.  But I also understand that different parents will have different opinions about how much contend is too little/just right/too much.  Fair enough.  But what I focus on is the lack of objective measurement, grading, feedback, etc. that comes with 2.0.  When my kids started in MCPS a few years ago (pre-2.0), they learned more material, took unit tests and got specific grades.  Especially on the math unit tests: they would get a grade that really explained what was going on - for ex., 14 out of 15 correct in computation and 11 out of 14 in algebraic formulas, etc).  To have to study for a test covering material learned over time is a very important skill.  In addition, as a parent, it is very important to see a graded unit test so that I understand what my child has retained/learned.  [b]Now, under 2.0, there really aren't any tests! [/b] That is crazy.  Not only do I not know if my child has learned the information, but my child doesn't have to hone the skills of studying for a test. [/quote]

Uhh, yes there are tests. They are called assessments, and grades are given. True, the grades are the P,I, N grades, so perhaps not as informative as one would like. But, yeah there are tests given. If you are not seeing graded tests, take it up with your child's teacher.[/quote]

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