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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]18:29 People probably think you work for MCPS because you are parroting the same inappropriate comments that MCPS officials seem to make with great frequency. A parent who likes 2.0 and I honestly haven't met any would talk more about their child not the bureaucratic line.
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You think I work for MCPS because why? Because I don't find the P/I/N grading system any less informative than the letter grading system? Because I don't think that grades should be a major motivation for elementary school students? (I don't think I've ever heard MCPS say that.) Because I point out things that people say about 2.0 (fewer parent/teacher conferences! assessment based solely on observation!) that aren't true? Because I said that people tend to complain about change, even if it's for the better?

But ok, I will talk about my child. I was in a panic about 2.0 at the beginning of the school year, because of all the dire things I'd read on DCUM. What was the reality? Compared to my pre-2.0 first grader, my 2.0 first grader is getting more and better social studies, more and better science, more and better writing, more interesting things to read, more emphasis on basic math facts, and less prep for standardized tests.

Does that persuade you, or will you continue to refuse that there could be such a thing as a parent who likes 2.0, just because you personally haven't met any?

I personally haven't met any parent who hates 2.0. I nonetheless believe that they exist.

Again:  you (collective you who believe that everybody hates 2.0) need to get out more.

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