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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think the issue is that when we as a country started using testing as a measure of what is a good school everything else went out of the window.

I have kids in a "good" school in FCPS. And OP's description is spot on. Yes, during open houses, teachers will say they don't believe in tons of homework, but suddenly when an ECART occurs, we get worksheets and recommendations that we supplement our kids' learning because they aren't getting it in class. When I had a kid in AAP, I got e-mails explaining that the expectation is that he would know all of his times tables before the year started, so I might want to either teach him over the summer or get a tutor. It's frustrating.

While the kids are great peers, I do wonder if there is something to what OP said. Are we complacent? Do we accept our "good" schools, "good" SAT scores, etc. because our property values are tied to this?

One check on all of this has been the PTA. We've had horrible principals literally run back to the Gatehouse because the PTA was able to mobilize. So, there's that. But I do see a lot of what OP is saying to be true. But I wonder...do we even care?[/quote]

Honestly what you describe is what I was looking for. Sounds like your teachers aren’t teaching to the test, and are creating a real curriculum. That sounds good to me.[/quote]

Just an FYI. The ECART is a pretest for the SOL. So, yeah. When we get worksheets or other requests to supplement it's because they are teaching to the test. So, no. It's not like they are creating anything new. They are expecting us to supplement to either manage the acceleration so they don't have to (AAP) or because heaven forbid they have a large enough cohort to worry about SOLs.

And when I ask in conferences what different strategies they are using for my kids to get the content the answer is always the same. The pacing guide. If your kid isn't picking it up, then it's on you. Not them. I wish my kids had a teacher like OP, fwiw.

But we are where we are. [/quote]

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