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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wait a gosh darn minute.

They only read ONE of those?

I read the refrigerator curriculum handout and it was not at all clear that the teacher only picks one. I already thought it was a light lift with two below grade level and A Separate Peace (which is a quick read).

Good lord, MCPS is shortchanging our kids.[/quote]

MCPS has been short-changing kids in English for a long time. It's such a shame, and also a pattern. They got rid of differentiated English in MS about ten years ago, I think? Then got rid of differentiated English in high school three years ago. Then got rid of ELC this year. Now they are seeking to make the Humanities magnets interest-based rather than criteria-based.

They literally show no interest in kids if their gifts are in ELA/Humanities rather than STEM, and it is an enormous shame.  [/quote]

And sexist to boot.  (Yes, there are of course lots of girls who love STEM and are great at it, and lots of boys who love humanities/reading/writing and are great at it.  But it's clear which way the averages lean, and that means that on average gifted boys are more likely than girls to get strong instruction in the subjects they're most interested in and qualified for.)[/quote]

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