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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't wanna get in to details, but I have a 6th grader in magnet and a 4th grader in compacted math. Couldn't be happier.
I occasionally looks at what they are learning and am very satisfied (I also come from a European country where public education is standardized and very very good).
As some PPs said, MCPS cannot please everyone.
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You got in under the wire. [/quote]
NP. What does that mean?[/quote]

Also, NP, but am a parent of a sixth grader who stayed ahead of the 2.0 rollout until it hit compacted math in 5th grade last year.  The discussion is moot for magnet math.
Don't see how a current 4th graders got in under the wire though, they're 2.0 native.[/quote]

I am the original 6th grader in magnet and 4th grade in CM poster. Yes, the the 4th grader did not get in "under the wire." My 6th grader did. But BOTH of my kids have the same CM since the 4th grade and I am thrilled how math is taught. I love how they are taught to understand the concept before knowing the mechanics. E.g. how to multiply and divide fractions, instead of just learning that they multiply to top numbers and multiply the bottom numbers and do the same for division after flipping the second fraction. They do pie charts and area models to "see" how and why it works that way. And I couldn't care less when my 4th grader actually learned how to tell time from an analog clock but he surely knows it. He just spent an afternoon performing some tests on 12 rocks (including submerging them in vinegar to test for the presence of calcium) and reporting the results in a worksheet. I truly am a happy MCPS parent.[/quote]

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