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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It seems like a few recent posters are very satisfied with their schools, and that is great. We see this school as incredibly weak. We cannot see how kids are building any foundational skills for middle and high school. I have older kids and they’re out of district schools prepared them well, but I am looking at DC wondering how this will work.

I’m glad the PPs are so confident though. What schools are you at?[/quote]
I didn't say I was highly satisfied.  I just think you're ridiculous for claiming that your student has learned nothing in 4th grade.  You can think it should be more challenging and still accept that your student is learning new material.

What exactly do you think they should be teaching in 4th grade that isn't being taught?[/quote]

Well, to start,’if they demonstrate they know the 4th grade standards…not those again. Move forward, accelerate, go to the 5th or 6th grade standards. [/quote]

But realistically how do you do that? Folks have to accept that public school is not and can not be individualized education. The teacher is going to teach to the entire class. They do not have time in the day to create five separate lesson plans for each day for all the different levels each kid is at. So they teach and overall lesson and then they sadly (in math) have to rely on apps for kids that are more advanced. My kid is in 5th and doing 7th grade math problems on the app so he is learning.

Furthermore even if a kid knows basic 4th grade math it doesn't mean they have a really strong foundation for it. There is nothing wrong with practicing things that you know repeatedly until it becomes second nature.

Anyway all that to say public education has its limits. Accept them and provide your kid with outside enrichment or continue to be unhappy and b*txh on a message board. [/quote]

I’m pretty sure I’m not the one who is being nasty. Differentiation means group - accelerate one, remediate one. This isn’t rocket science. [/quote]

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