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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]PP story is disturbing.  Does anyone have a similar situation with 2.0 yet?  Leaving MoCo for private after algebra 2.0..  I am surprised a Big 3 would take anyone with a low math score..  I do think 2.0 is less about just the steps to get the correct answer but that doesn't mean it is a good curriculum.[/quote]

I decided to pull DC out of MCPS in part (not wholly) due to concerns about acceleration, 2.0 Algebra roll-out & impact of having a 12-year-old's Algebra grades on HS transcript. Just ridiculous! DC had to take a placement test at private (not a Big 3, but well regarded private with exmissions to Big 3). DC will need to repeat "IM" even though DC received an A in IM in our "W/BCC" feeder school.

The math is a concern, but story is even worse with English. "Advanced English" was equivalent to 4th grade English at the private.[/quote]

I wonder if saying a prospective student is behind is a private school tactic to get parents to commit to thousands of dollars in tuition. [/quote]

No, this is the PP. It's not a tactic. I figured out DC was behind by looking at other grade-level examples online, by having testing done, and by meeting with an educational consultant who used to work in MCPS. Consultant said that MCPS objective is to get kids to grade level, not above. The discrepancy between the private schools' focus on excellence versus MCPS focus on "good enough" was very disturbing to me. It was certainly not what I expected given the reputation of MCPS schools, particularly the Bethesda area schools.  [/quote]

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