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I am 11:39, 12:01 and 12:15 - so first I'd like to point out that I didn't say MCPS curriculum was awful.  I think the depth and breadth is a good thing.

However I agree that with your statement that it doesn't work for my kid - but it's not just my kid - it doesn't work for many kids.  How many kids probably varies a lot by ES.  At my school - I am sure there are more than enough kids that it doesn't work for to fill a class (28+) plus some.

The items beyond addition and subtraction in 1st and 2nd are minimal stretch for the kids who "get math".  And, yes, the county should be able to meet the needs of these children.  They were doing it before - maybe with too much acceleration - but there is no reason they can't reach these kids with the added depth and breadth with "some" acceleration. 
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What percent of kids "get math"? 5%? 10%? 25%? Obviously I don't know your school, let alone the kids at your school. But assuming that 10% of kids "get math", for there to be enough kids to fill a class of 28, there would have to be 280 kids per grade in your school. That's a really big elementary school, even by MCPS standards.[/quote]

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