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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Honestly I’d have to say that some of the students’ work was remedial, at best. Probably most of them had limited English skills. I’m talking about the inability to write a complete sentence or spell common basic words. Very very low level — what you might expect from a kindergartener or first grader with not much imagination or interest. These students need more intensive help at their English proficiency level or capability. And students who have advanced skills need something different. MCPS tracks for math starting in ES. Why are they doing this? Some sort of attempt at “equity”? This makes no sense and benefits no one. [/quote]

I'm not sure I agree with this. I think a lot of they do in 7th is critical literature and you don't need perfect grammar or spelling to participate in a sophisticated way.
I worked with a non-native English speaker who was actually a beautiful writer in English. He had grammar mistakes and spelling mistakes all over the place but those were easily fixed. His insights and analysis were extremely valuable to our workplace. He conducted his research in English at the same high level as everyone else.[/quote]

LOL

What was his background?  Educated parents?  Or parents who valued education and could support this 7th grader at home?

First off, the kid you are referring to is actually an English speaker.  Our MS has kids who have been in MCPS since ES (I know because my kids went to school with them) and still don’t have a strong handle on English.

At my kids’ MS, the kids who are not English speakers also often come from families who don’t necessary value education and the parents are unable or unwilling to support them at home.

There is a big difference.[/quote]

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