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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We were at the franklin, WI district before and all they did was tweak the English and math class and WI chose the ACT common core test (not Parcc). Kid still had gym 3x a week, art 2x and and hour each of five subjects (math, reading, science, SS, English/word work). MCPS jacked up at her math and reading class hours and cut others.[/quote]

PE and art were once a week each at MCPS before Maryland's Common Core standards/PARCC testing and MCPS's Curriculum 2.0, too.[/quote]

I’d be curious when the 90 minute blocks of math, reading, and English began.  That is a long time even if moving stations.[/quote]

It's terrible, IMO!  I volunteer a ton, mostly during the reading block, and it's crazy to expect five and six year olds to 'work independently' for 40 (or more) minutes.  That's what ends up happening, since the teacher is working at the back table with one reading group at a time.  I think that's why they are so dependent on Chromebooks even in grades K-2, because that's one of the few stations where the kids keep quiet.  [/quote]

What school?[/quote]

I get the impression a good number of ESs do this.  Unless you get really lucky, and find the rare ES that does not use this model.

My kids go to school in Silver Spring, and my sister's kids go to school in Rockville.  Also, have friends at schools in Potomac, and they all use this model.  I'm not sure how else it would be possible to teach five different reading groups.  They have to keep the other 4 reading groups busy while the teacher works with one.

So, the kids do get about 15-20 minutes or direct instruction time with the teacher during that block, but the rest of the time is 'independent' work.  [/quote]

isn't Rockville, Potomac and Silver Spring all the same MCPS school district?  THey have to do it.

What do they do in DCPS or Arlington, or Massachusetts?[/quote]

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