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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My personal views are more conservative than most of DCUM, but whether a candidate is liberal of conservative is practically irrelevant to me for the BOE. I want the board of education to focus on education.

Curriculum 2.0 was a dismal failure, which was confirmed by the curriculum audit MCPS paid for. I think the rollout of the new curriculum was disrupted by COVID and I don’t know what the current status is. Moreover, I would assume any curriculum would be an improvement, but I’ve found very little info on the new curriculum, although I’ve started hearing things on DCUM, that there may be problems with the new one as well - especially in Reading. I’d like to know the candidates views on curriculum across all subjects and grades.

The grading system (often checking assignments for completion rather than grading for correctness, graded assignments having a minimum grade of 50% if attempted, retests, and the abolition of finals) only deprive the child and their parents of necessary feedback.

The heterogeneous grouping favored by MCPS only deprives students at all levels from getting instruction focused at their level. I am not advocating tracking. I don’t think children’s opportunities to learn should ever be restricted. However, flexible ability grouping means that each student is taught at their level, with the intention of moving them up when possible. Here’s a description of how it has been successfully implemented in MCPS in the past.  
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/03/AR2007110301167.html?sid=ST2007110301386

Where are our children academically after all the COVID disruptions?  I think most teachers do a fantastic job trying to get our kids where they need to be, but COVID is a lot to overcome. Do we need extra interventions, and if so, what should they be?  Free summer school? more teachers for certain subjects (reading, math) or populations (very young students, ESOL, special needs, etc.)?  expanded tutoring?

The primary function of the school is to give our students the academic background they require to thrive. I think academics should be our primary focus as voters when evaluating BOE candidates.

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Well, then Esther Wells isn’t your candidate. She has zero experience in education. [/quote]

NP.  Well the candidates with experience in education are doing an awful job.[/quote]

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