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[quote=Anonymous]I have a 4th grader and I agree with the pp who called the 4th graders "guinea pigs."  These kids are unfortunately on the "leading edge" of 2.0 and, therefore, suffer the most.  These 4th graders (and their parents) are in the uncomfortable situation of having experienced life b/f 2.0 for a couple of years.  We know that the work is dumbed down (regardless of what the MCPS coded buzzword speak says), we know that the report cards are hide-the-ball, we know that meaningful differentiation isn't happening, we know unit tests have been eliminated, and on and on.  Basically, we're in a system where it is almost impossible as a parent to identify warning signs of trouble (or indications of great achievement).  Without, as some pp.'s have suggested, basically teaching your child yourself or micromanaging your child's work (so that you know how he's doing), the typical parent has not realistic, meaningful way of knowing if P means your kids is almost failing to keep up or if P means your child is blowing the doors off the place (but the school doesn't want to give ES's).  Crazy.
Shame MCPS and whoever else is responsible for this curriculum.  Our kids deserve better.[/quote]

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