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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For those in 4th grade CES this year at Chevy Chase - how much homework per day would you say your child is doing?[/quote]

Not tons. Maybe some math or word study that gets done at the aftercare.

There are LOTS of projects though. Seems like there's a new one to work on every few weeks lately. [/quote]
When DC went through the program the 4th grade at CCES CES was low on homework but high on in class work and projects. Kids needed to be focused and efficient with their use of time in class because they would be required to do a lot of work independently on their Chromebooks and in groups. As well as the bigger projects.

The 5th Grade is another story. Like night and day. It was extremely rigorous in terms of the amount of homework and in part the writing. A lot of writing and it was graded harshly with little sympathy.

Both dynamics were excellent for my DC. In retrospect, 4th grade was about learning to love school and learning itself, as well helping with time management skills and being able to deliver under stress. 5th grade was really about challenging yourself to see how hard you are willing to work to excel. It was painful for DC but necessary. DC is a lot more self-motivated now than before.

I cannot say enough about it. The teachers are fantastic and the curriculum is interesting and innovative in terms of what they have done that deviates from the typical MCPS curriculum.

However, I do suspect that with lowering selectivity they are not going to be able to be so rigorous and I also suspect that there is a knock in effect where higher performing students are more likely to stay at home schools, particularly for the Whitman and WJ clusters that are further away. [/quote]

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