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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think there are two issues here, and they might need to be tackled separately.

1) Curriculum: MCPS has decided that all MS-aged kids would have access to the "Advanced English" curriculum. However, within that curriculum, there are massive disparities across schools. Some MS-ers never read a book in "Advanced English," while others read several per year.

Why the huge swing? MCPS has never said and the only reason folks know it exists is people speaking across schools.

2) Tracking: Back when MCPS introduced "local norming" to the middle school magnet process, there was an explicit promise that those kids would be cohorted. I'm not sure if they ever followed through, but parents should put pressure on to hold them to that promise.[/quote]

My middle school kid had to do several book reports last year. What are other schools doing if kids aren't doing book reports or reading assigned books?[/quote]

They are still doing book reports on books the child chooses, but in terms of assigned reading, they are only getting excerpts. [/quote]

DP. My 8th grader has already been assigned a whole book to read.[/quote]

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