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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]But the MAP covers material that may not have been reviewed or discussed this year.  They are not being taught for that test.[/quote]

This is true, and I think MCPS knows this. They seem to be in a position of either "retaining" everyone (i.e.) only letting the 4/5s move to 5 and not 5/6, or trying to find some combo of information to let some students move up to 5/6. If a student does well on the current tests, has As in math, and has a high MAP score, they can probably move on to 5/6 and not be at too great a deficit with what was not taught in 4/5 this year. But if they did well on course content this year, and have a low MAP score, they may struggle next year. It shows that they are good at math, and do well when taught the materials, but may not know as many of the concepts that they should to move onto the next higher compacted level. Of course there are a bunch of what ifs in this - testing circumstances this year, kids who don't do as well on tests to show their knowledge, etc. [/quote]

Right,  but MCPS is not "retaining" anyone in regular 4th Grade Math, they're all moving to 5, with the expectation that the teachers will catch them up on the untaught material over the next couple of years.  Why must they retain anyone in 4/5?  Even if they don't meet the criteria, they are the stronger math students?  Why retain them to repeat some of the 5th grade math, rather than teaching the missing math in 5/6?  They don't want to adjust anything about the Eureka curriculum?  [/quote]

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