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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You can't view education as being confined to school.  You just can't.   Or your kids will suffer.   I get that there are things you want to improve in the County schools.   But I think you need to let go of not supplementing.  [/quote]

Op here.

Here's the thing: I went to private school (Catholic), and I received an excellent education. My parents didn't supplement...because they didn't need to.

We all know that 2.0 is crummy. The thread on former mcps students being so far behind when they move to other districts is appalling. The 2.0 defenders say that moving slowly and forcing kids to jump through multiple steps is better for them, but that simply isn't true. When will they admit their investment in 2.0 was a mistake?

The fact that parents must supplement is proof positive that mcps is subpar. [/quote]
You can't compare how you were educated with the way kids should be educated today. It's an entirely different world. Tech heavy, spell check on every word processing software, heck even google will fix your errors when searching.

When I was in school in the 70's/80's, we learned by rote.  That won't fly today.  Kids need to focus on critical thinking skills, not diagramming sentences or learning math by rote.[/quote]

Yes, that's the line they're feeding us. But is it true? Is the new way actually better?

Kids need to learn how to spell. They should not rely on spell check. Kids need to learn grammar. Grammar is the critical foundation for oral and written expression. [/quote]
It is true to some degree. When I was going to school, the vocational track was an option, and not many kids were going off to college. There were more manufacturing jobs, secretarial jobs, etc.. Not the case anymore.

Grammar is important, I agree, but not so much spelling.  That doesn't mean diagramming sentences is the best way to learn grammar.[/quote]

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