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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If Mann doesn't focus on  the standardized tests, do they ignore iready as well? Is there any concern that the kids aren't learning the material?[/quote]

Former OOB Mann family here. Zero concern because as a PP said, they teach to the curricula at NCS, Holton, Sidwell and as a result, the academics are MUCH better than whatever is being tested in iReady. Plus the standards for teacher communication is so much higher that you’d know if your child was struggling in any area. [/quote]

Mann is forgetting that it’s still a DCPS school and doesn’t get to do whatever it wants. If the other DCPS schools have to follow DCPS curriculum guidelines, then so does Mann. And the Reggio approach isn’t a curriculum, it’s an approach that can be used to teach the curriculum. DCPS needs to replace the principal with someone who is able to comply with district requirements. If I were their instructional superintendent, I would be actively trying to get rid of the current principal. [/quote]

Why do you care?[/quote]

Because I have the free will to do so. So now what?[/quote]

Because you sound paranoid that sone other kid might learn something different or -- gasp! -- get a better educational experience than your kid.

If we want differentiation in the classroom, why can we not tolerate even a sliver of differentiation among schools?[/quote]

Let me explain this to you in the simplest terms possible. Every school should be doing the same thing and teaching the children in the exact same way. One school should not be adding extra components just because they are fearful of elitist parents. If a school like Mann does it, then those same adjustments should be available for a school like Kimball, Malcolm X, Plummer or Thomas. The end.[/quote]

So the school that are challenging the kids should stop? So all the schools can just do the bare minimum?

Why not have the schools with the most challenging curriculums stay the same, and all the other schools be asked to incorporate the more advanced work for their students?[/quote]

The thing is, Mann's test scores are lower than one might expect based on high HHI neighborhood.  So many people would find whatever Mann is doing inadequate.

And yet Mann parents -- pretty educated people themselves -- are happy with Mann.

So why is it a problem?!  If people want more focus in tests, there are plenty of options.  Is the concern if Mann focuses less on tests in loco parentis concern for those poor Mann children?  That would be silly.

The idea that Central has prescribed the right curricula and that it should be taught in exactly the same way in every school -- what the poster above said -- is exactly what DCPS believes they can do. They want to teacher-proof the instructional plan.  It's arrogant and it's foolish.[/quote]

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