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[quote=Anonymous]I am the parent with the first grader doing multiplication/division and reading Winn Dixie, etc  - he used to be in MCPS, but we moved and this is the British University of Cambridge curriculum of his PRIVATE school. Sorry for the confusion, I just wanted to give you a comparison and get feedback, because we are planning a return to the area's public schools.

While I am disappointed at how slowly MCPS introduces math and reading (I have first-hand knowledge of more advanced Japanese, French and British state systems), I would like to point out that of course teaching more advanced topics to younger children always has to be done at their maturity level. I do not expect my child to understand and express himself (both verbally and in writing) like a third grader, even though he might love reading books like Harry Potter. Same for maths. The multiplications were introduced in January as "Jam Tart multiplications" and the little kids cottoned to it at once! Now in March they know the classic tables and solve word problems.

On one hand, it's good that basics are heavily insisted upon. On the other, it's highly frustrating that the children who need more cannot get it. Why can't MCPS try to copy other advanced school systems? I suspect they have little inducement for doing so, because politics require and reward other things: closing the achievement gap, etc. I believe they are taking the problem the wrong way round.[/quote]

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