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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]At the elementary level, the things omitted parents could easily teach their kids. The woman they had on the news was whining that her first grader wouldn’t know the value of pennies, dimes, nickels, etc. we are in a global pandemic. Would it kill parents to teach their kids some of these basic life lessons on their own? (I say this as a parent)[/quote]

I’m fine teaching my kids and filling in the gaps.  We have been doing that for years.

But how do you think that will affect the Achievement/Opportunity Gap?

If the material is not being taught IN school, what happens to the kids whose parents choose not to fill in the missing lessons?  They just get left further behind.  Which is not good for MCPS optics.  [/quote]

I’ve taught every grade in k-5. The omitted material is all material we end up reviewing the next year anyway. This was done strategically. No one is going to be left behind. As for the MS and HS level, I have no idea. The elementary kids will be okay. This isn’t the crisis some people are making it out to be.[/quote]

I agree that it’s fine for ES.  Easy for parents to fill in the gaps, and ES Math moves very slowly anyway.

More of a problem for my 8th grader who is not getting a full year of Geometry.  Much harder to fill in those gaps.

I signed her up for an online Math class this year, so I know how much she missed in MCPS.  Not to mention that MCPS does not go into nearly as much depth as her online course does.

Probably NBD if you want to be an attorney, but any kids who are interested in Engineering or Math careers will definitely need a better Math foundation than what MCPS provides. [/quote]

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