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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I truly despise it when anonymous posters presume that we parents of math-accelerated GT kids fight for what our children need in school. There is no acceptable reason any child should come home saying they hate math because it is boring. I've heard it over and over, from my child, from friends' children.

I have no problem with a curriculum change that brings more depth and understanding. I DO have a problem with a system that insists all children are at the same level because of their age. Math is no different than reading. Should my child who taught himself to read at age 4 sit in a classroom waiting for kids to catch up? If every piece of math work that my child does is used as an example to the others in the class for instruction, doesn't that signal that the child needs to move on to harder concepts?

There's absolutely no reason that MCPS shouldn't continue to re-group children to homogenous math classrooms based on what they are ready to learn. It's more efficient for teachers and children get more time learning what they are ready to learn. What MCPS is saying to us is that our children need to be the examples for the kids who don't get it. So, sorry, accelerated kids, sit and wait for everyone to catch up to you. We'll give you a bone here and there, but mostly suck it up.

As Dr. Starr has said, accelerated children are not the bulk of the children that we serve in our school system.

Do I take pride in my child moving to a different classroom? I never thought of it that way. I do EXPECT my child to be taught at school, not to be the teacher.

So, does that mean I have to sue the public schools to provide an education for my child or pay for private school to do that? Isn't that, essentially, the approach of special ed kids at the other end of the spectrum?[/quote]

I really like  your comments and agree.  An education shouldn't be a luxury, and if we don't address the needs of accelerated students, we will lose them and their potential.[/quote]

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