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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]What county does it better?[/quote]

Arlington, Fairfax

Heck even Howard and Frederick are doing better. [/quote]

How do you know?[/quote]

Not the PP but you can check all curriculums online, so maybe that way?

My problem is not so much the 2.0 (which don't get me wrong, it IS horrible) but that they now do differentiation at all math levels until 6th grade.  I don't see how putting kids in all levels in each class and breaking them up into 3-4 different groups within a class is better than having 3-4 class of EACH level for each teacher to teach.  It is just to be politically correct and keep the diversity in every classroom but it is more work for the teachers, is confusing to the kids, the smarter ones are left alone all the time, and honestly, by 2nd grade everyone knows who is in what level anyway.  It really drives me insane.   [/quote]
I could not agree more.  They need to do this for all core subjects not just Math.  I know many people don't like "tracking" but what ends up happening is bored kids in elem and middle school (in many middle schools all kids take "advanced" science and world studies) and in high school it leads to a real rat race with the smart kids forced to take a bunch of AP classes and exams because most of the rest of the school is taking honors classes.  If most kids are in advanced and honors classes they cease to be advanced.  The kids who are struggling have a tough time and the kids who are advanced get a watered down experience.[/quote]

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