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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The acronym is the least worst part of this evolution over the past 20 years. Whats really terrible is the shift away from teaching any creativity, the arts in any depth, writing, literature and history. My kids are at nw dcps schools that have more or less eliminated reading full books. [b]My kid in AP lang is finally reading a couple books, but it’s mostly texts.[/b] Writing is taught like a math formula. Research is nonexistent. Schools used to have full orchestras and band- now you have to go to an outside program or an arts school. [/quote]

What does this mean, texts? [/quote]

DP.  My kid in AP English lang this year has all of TWO books/novels to read- for the entire year.  The rest of the readings are text excerpts from various articles or books. If I wasn’t so disappointed in public education I might be shocked.  [/quote]My 7th grader in public school is reading three assigned booked right now.  One is a novel study for English class.  Another is in Civics class, something about a firsthand account of a legal trial about a violation of civil rights.  And then they have an author visit at the end of the month so they need to read that book and draft thoughtful questions for the author.[/quote]

This is fantastic. Sadly, unless these kids are doing the work in the classroom AND they have banned all tech in the classroom, I can bet you that a number of the kids are using AI to summarize the books and to draft those thoughtful questions. [/quote]
I don't know what other kids are doing, but mine has been reading these books every day after school and on weekends, plus answering questions that need to be submitted.  Class time is used for discussion and analysis.[/quote]

So is mine, but mine also reports that kids are using shortcuts. [/quote]

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