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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Basis/5th/D-[/quote]

Basis/5/A

Only a few bumps for us, but last week was great. whats been your issue? Maybe its element specific?[/quote]

Basis 5th/A for us as well.  (I’m on the google 5th grade listserve initiated by a parent and know some kids are struggling to figure out assignments and expectations, and are generally overwhelmed by Teams and the workload.  But my kid seems extremely happy, is learning and is self-sufficient.  Yes, there have been — and continue to be — some bumps.  But overall an A.)[/quote]

Have you actually looked too see what your kid has turned in?[/quote]

Yes, I’ve looked at my kid’s work, to the extent I can access it after she hits submit  Overall she seems to be doing a solid job, though I’ll obviously know more when we start to receive grades.

Given the emails from other parents expressing deep unhappiness and ongoing challenges, I periodically check in with my child asking how it’s going — including this morning when I was told once again all was good.  The only thing I need to help with during the day is printing of the math homework PDF, which then needs to be scanned back and uploaded.  So I currently spend a few minutes on most days assisting with that.

What I appreciate about the Basis curriculum is that it’s substantive and rigorous.

What is truly painful is listening through my DCPS elementary child’s curriculum, which is 90% a waste of time, full of nonsense social-emotional and community-building activities (eg., morning greetings that last 40 minutes), time-killers, and[b] garbage political indoctrination disguised as “social studies.” [/b] The highlight of our DCPS year this far has been the iready test![/quote]

You know, you make a good point, PP.  There's just not a lot in the way of content in DCPS social studies, at least at the elementary school levels.  I marvel at how the kids aren't required to learn dates, key figures, periods, relevant geography, even when studying the CRM during Black History Month, which they seem to do every year.

We've been teaching social studies ourselves for years, with a focus on the colonial period, and ancient civilizations.  Hint: a membership to Mt. Vernon ($150) helps. They're still open.

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