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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Mathnasium has a strong financial incentive to tell you that your kid is behind at the beginning and then, after months of classes there, they will probably proudly announce that she is fixed, thanks to them!

I wouldn’t assume that the teacher is hiding something and mathnasium is the objective arbiter here.  [/quote]

This was my first thought.[/quote]

NP. Mathnasium’s also matched my daughter’s MAPS score. As a result of going to Mathnasium for a year, my 5th grade daughter with multiple learning differences and an IEP, not only increased her MAPS score by 50% but her special education teacher also used her score to suggest suspending services. DD is thrilled not to be pulled out of class anymore. [/quote]

OP here. This is encouraging. Thank you for sharing this. I hope my child sees a similar bump in her MAP score.[/quote]

OP- you must take your daughter's education into your own hands. You cannot trust that your child will leave mcps with functional academics.  I had to spend a summer teaching my advanced son how to write a decent paragraph and have spent thousands of hours working with my child with disabilities.  Make sure you child knows the basics in every subject area and has a solid foundation. You are right to and know now that you must continue to ask questions and supplement.

-Mcps educator[/quote]

Exactly this.  A lot of parents supplement in elementary school either themselves or via a tutor or outside program.  You need to teach your kid the basics.[/quote]

As a nonwhite parent, I think most black and brown parents don’t realize this.

White and Asian parents have been either teaching their kids themselves or supplementing with tutors for much longer than in the black and brown community, which is a significant factor in why their kids have historically performed better on academic assessments.[/quote]

It entirely depends on the family.  We know families of all different races who supplement.  Others who are unable or unwilling.  The past few years, MCPS had free tutoring and its too bad more families didn't use it.[/quote]

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