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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Let’s not forget Curriculum 2.0 and all that nonsense.

MCPS used to focus on gifted and talented instruction but that has fallen out of favor.

So many reasons for the decline in some, but not all, schools.[/quote]

[i]Focusing[/i] on gifted and talented instruction seems problematic. What about the other 95% of students?[/quote]

It’s more than 5% GT in MCPS.  Because at some schools, 75% are testing gifted and talented, so their teachers are going to naturally accelerate.  But there are always some GT at every school. Those kids deserve the same opportunities for accelerated instruction. It’s possible to provide these type of opportunities AND provide a decent education to everyone.  [/quote]

I absolutely abhor reading statements like this that slim down GT education and needs to accelerated instruction.  Gifted students need more than accelerated instruction, including SEL and at times different types of instruction/work.  Parents so want the GT label because they see it as a badge of honor.  Yes there are academically advanced kids, but that’s not the same as gifted and I SOO wish we would stop grouping them together.[/quote]

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