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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Newsflash for incoming 6th grade parents. MCPS MS curriculum is really lame. It does not surprise me that a school like Hoover feels it can make do without an on-level section of History and Math.

Have people considered that maybe there is no need to be "gifted" to benefit from these enriched classes, and that is why they are offering them to everyone. There are no "advanced or honors" classes in the regular curriculum, so there is no curricular distinction between "advanced" and "gifted", hence they are just sticking everyone in the gifted classes.[/quote]

So why is central office touting these incredibly enriched classes to satiate the masses of highly abled cohorts?  If they are touting the rollout of such classs for the specific cohort at the middle school, but then do away with it by allowing anyone in, then what's all the touting for?[/quote]

My child is in CES and I ABSOLUTELY agree that the enriched curriculum would benefit many more children than just the “gifted” kids. It is just obviously a better way to teach any normally able child. I wish MCPS would make it available, in at least some form, at all the elementary schools instead of the current curriculum. However, I also see the benefits of at least approximate cohort for speed, pacing, and group discussion. There must be a balance out there.[/quote]

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