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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]The curriculum has been dumbed down.[/b] Kids are given a ridiculous rubric. Nobody is actually teaching kids how to write. Plus, mcps abandoned grammar instruction. [/quote]

Do you have a previous MCPS MS curriculum to compare it to?[/quote]

Yes. My oldest child was pre 2.0. My second was a 2.0 Guinea pig. Third is full 2.0.

Three relatives and several close friends are mcps teachers with decades under their belts.

Plus, I've heard it straight from the mouths of my kids' teachers. When commenting on the lack of grammar and writing instruction,teachers immediately responded by saying that the curriculum does not include it. They try to supplement. Whatever.  [/quote]

My kids were pre-2.0.  My oldest is now in college.  I can tell you the problems with the curriculum are longstanding.  I heard complaints from the experienced parents before DC started K.

I agree that the problem with grammar instruction (or lack thereof) is a curriculum problem.  I was on a curriculum committee (elementary).  I read curriculum.  I talked to the creators of the curriculum.  The lack of systematic instruction, the tendency to only correct a portion of mistakes on student essays, etc., are coming from the curriculum department.  Book selection is largely left up to the teacher, but I was told that the curricular department thinks it's fine to teach the same book multiple times from different approaches.

As the previous poster said, some teachers supplement.  If you're child has had good grammar instruction, you should thank the teacher.  In fact, ask the good teachers what they think of the curriculum.  Tell them you've heard all sorts of stories on inadequate grammar that you just can't understand because your child's experience has been so great.  The teacher will probably be too diplomatic to criticize MCPS, but I'd be highly surprised if they lauded the curriculum.  I know I've been told multiple times by teachers (elementary through high school) that even though the curriculum wasn't strong in grammar they felt it was important and covered it anyway.  One teacher used her own child's private school grammar curriculum to teach her MCPS class.[/quote]

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