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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]People who think a business proposal is important are missing some key points, for one, they don't go into detail about the expenses of running a business or cover even rudimentary math.

It's all about whether you are going to sell puppies, sports equipment or cupcakes.  The kids make up categories (vanilla, chocolate, strawberry), and a price, but there is no research or even a basic understanding of business.  They really learn nothing, but the word "business proposal" is bandied about to impress the parents. [/quote]

Agreed.[/quote]

+1000. How is that age appropriate to teach business proposal for elementary school students? For them to grow up be the corner shop owners? The kids are much better off to learn real knowledge. World geography is part of the knowledge pool. [/quote]

The large portion of time was spent creating the artwork, which consisted of inserting images into a powerpoint.  They could have easily integrated math via word problems, rent is this much per month,  plus additional expenses, income, etc.  Kids loved the project they took a week to do it and collaborated by talking about their favorite items, fierce classroom debates were had about the cuteness of puppies versus cats, lacrosse versus football.  It was a big playdate.

Besides the graphics there was no real writing or description.  I brought this up during our teacher conference, the teacher beamed, talked about how much fun the kids had.  I asked about the concrete learning objectives and she changed the subject.

So in the end teachers can tell parents that their kids used "computers" and the "internet (clip art, images)" to research and create a "business proposal".

Even on this thread people see the word business proposal and get all excited, even when told there was no real knowledge imparted.  I'm not against kids having a break and doing something fun, but there is no challenging work being brought forth in MCPS, that the kids really need a break from![/quote]

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