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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am all for it. While there are a lot of negatives such of lack of choice and teacher autonomy there are many pluses. The main one is that it will equalize the quality of teaching across the county. Your student will get the same reading instruction if they are being taught by a 30 year veteran teacher in a rich area or are be being taught by a teacher trainee or long term sub in a title one, the book literally tells you what to say. Right now there is reading “curriculum” but it is strongly suggested and many schools don’t even use the phonics lessons and use something else and the writing plans are minimal . The new curriculum is all inclusive and had reading comprehension , writing, grammar, and small group instruction.[/quote]

Do the kids actually read any novels in the upper grades with this new curriculum, or is it all short passages to train them or the SOL? I’m not holding my breath. [/quote] What are you taking about? My kids have had book clubs starting in 3rd grade. They have read novels 3-6th. Then in MS and HS MANY are required.[/quote]
And this is why curriculum needs to be standardized across all of FCPS because your children get book clubs and mine don't get anything.[/quote]Our kids experienced book clubs in 3-6th grade, but they weren’t great because they weren’t run well. The students were expected to read x pages and just talk about it. But, at those young ages, no one knew how to be a leader nor did anyone know literature terms and devices to add any value.  It was very poorly executed.  [/quote]

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