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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]
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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.[/b] 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]

This. I have 3 kids in MCPS and the school system has zero interest in challenging students who are strong in ELA. I think there are multiple reasons for this - it doesn't help them close the 'achievement gap' so they want to teach to the lowest levels and also because of changing demographics and the push for not differentiating classes means that one classroom has a mix of levels (advanced readers to English language learners).

It's not great at all and ALL our kids, at ALL levels are being shortchanged.[/quote]

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