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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]They care because they want to make sure their child is actually LEARNING something when they go to school- not just twiddling their thumbs because the school doesn't bother teaching them anything because the administration has decided the child will probably already score high enough on their tests for the school to look good. It's not always about getting ahead - it's about making sure your child is engaged at school and learning something.

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THIS +1000!  I want to know my child is learning.  The hide-the-ball report cards, the lack of tests (just subjective "assessments" which often aren't even written down, just the teacher's feeling about how the kid is doing), the one conference at the beginning of the year:  all of these things make me question MCPS.  When there is an objective measurement, say a MAP-R or MAP-M and your child scores through the roof, you might realize your child needs more than the bare-minimum basics that are being spoon fed to every child in the class.  A one-size-fits-all system simply doesn't work.  [/quote]

But I'm not convinced that is is one size fits all.  Maybe the real outliers are not getting what they need - but I think the majority are.   Is there no differentiation at all at your school??[/quote]

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