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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Here’s a specific data source that shows a huge problem MCPS glosses over.

https://moco360.media/2023/01/25/only-31-of-montgomery-county-students-grades-3-8-proficient-in-math-data-shows/

Only 31% of MCPS students grades 3-8 are proficient in math.

A follow up survey is needed: For those who tested proficient, how many received private tutoring? I’m sure the numbers would have been worse if some families hadn’t paid for private tutoring.[/quote]

Oh yes, the well-known "glossing-over" strategy of OFFICIALLY PRESENTING THE DATA TO THE SCHOOL BOARD AT A PUBLIC MEETING. :roll: [/quote]

I think PP means they’re not doing anything to address it. They’re required to present test data. [/quote]

+1 It goes to the topic of this thread - MCPS is atrocious.

One should consider why math performance is so low. I’m surprised MCPS hasn’t done this to develop a cohesive action plan.

In Spring 2020, MCPS didn’t teach a quarter of the math curriculum because of online learning. For FY 2021, students received one less instruction day per week because of online learning.

Math is a cumulative subject. There are building blocks of skills students need to master but what chance do students have when whole sets of skills were not taught before passing students to the next level?

There’s also the 50% policy that gives students a minimum grade of 50%. This hides work never completed and inflates grades of students.

For my own child in math, his school was giving 100% for quizzes completed so I thought he was doing great till the unit grades were posted several weeks later. There was no warning that he was at risk of failing till the teacher uploaded  unit tests to the online portal. Once he fell behind, there were no school resources to help him. We had to hire a math tutor so he could fill in gaps and learn the curriculum. [/quote]

The online school was not why, they why was how it was implemented and the lack of class time and class work.  Current virtual is very different.  Virtual is not to blame.  Curriculum, teaching style and lack of reinforcement are.  But, parents wanted the dumbed down way, got it and it’s not working.  [/quote]

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