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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]In what way is "The purpose of Curriculum 2.0 is to hold back the top in order to close the achievement gap" not a conspiracy theory?

Now, as it happens, I like Curriculum 2.0. But I would ask this even if I didn't.[/quote]

I don't think there is any need to use the term conspiracy theory but the combination of Curriculum 2.0 and Starr's vision for MCPS is pretty straightforward about ONLY teaching to the new proficiency level. Closing the achievement gap is one of MCPS's primary goals. One way to do this is to bring both ends to the middle. If you no longer assess top performing students in the same manner and discourage them from moving ahead when they are ready or at least don't spend any time teaching them, you will shorten the recorded range of the gap. Curriculum 2.0 also include a significant amount of repetition. Instead of providing students at the bottom with more assistance the first time around, they can hopefully catch it the next time. This doesn't work. What makes me so annoyed by all this is that I actually care more about the underperforming students than the over performing students. (My kids and probably your kids will be fine. We'll teach them at home after school and if it gets worse we can always go to private or hire tutors.)

[b]In order to close the meaningful way (not just produce fake numbers) MCPS NEEDS to think about doing things differently. I don't believe for a second that the top performing students are just genetically gifted. They are getting more one on one attention from their parents at home, supplemental work outside, and being exposed to academics much earlier. MCPS rides on these coat tails in over performing areas and then wonders why it fails kids who don't have these advantages. [/b][/quote]

This is true in just about every public school system I've encountered where there's a mix of affluence and lower SES folks. It's a social/political issue. Not sure you can pin all the blame on MCPS or any other school district for this.[/quote]

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