Anonymous
Post 02/01/2013 09:10     Subject: Re:MCPS report cards -- how common is ES?
Mom of a K student. Got 1st report card. It tells me Nothing. There was no legend either. I had to ask what p stands for. Is this seriously what report cards will look like? I'm already not happy with the curriculum and how it's taught in my DD's school. The report card offered nothing in the way of seeing how she is really doing.
Anonymous
Post 02/01/2013 09:03     Subject: Re:MCPS report cards -- how common is ES?
Anonymous wrote:
22:45 here - My ES in math kid tends to go crazy on math assignments...he does the basic work but then writes almost proofs or long explanations of what he's doing, spontaneously provides other examples, gives the teacher new problem sets on the back. He also uses much larger numbers than the worksheets might suggest, so if it is a simple thing on even and odds (just an example, this is something they did much earlier in the year), he will compare numbers in the millions or something with decimals, etc. He also does things with negative numbers, fractions, etc. He basically just challenges himself for fun on the worksheets.



Thats great and exactly what I think ES is intended to be... not just that everything was done correctly but that student went above and beyond what was asked for...


I have math kid who does this too but he does it at home on his own because his teacher will not allow him to do anything that she considers beyond grade level during class time or on worksheets. At our school, the teachers and admins have said repeatedly that math is an example where an ES can never be given.
Anonymous
Post 02/01/2013 08:53     Subject: MCPS report cards -- how common is ES?
My first grade daughter also got 4 ESs.
Anonymous
Post 02/01/2013 06:37     Subject: MCPS report cards -- how common is ES?
My kid got 4. I'm not sure why.
Anonymous
Post 02/01/2013 06:30     Subject: MCPS report cards -- how common is ES?
Anonymous wrote:22:45 here - My ES in math kid tends to go crazy on math assignments...he does the basic work but then writes almost proofs or long explanations of what he's doing, spontaneously provides other examples, gives the teacher new problem sets on the back. He also uses much larger numbers than the worksheets might suggest, so if it is a simple thing on even and odds (just an example, this is something they did much earlier in the year), he will compare numbers in the millions or something with decimals, etc. He also does things with negative numbers, fractions, etc. He basically just challenges himself for fun on the worksheets.


Thats great and exactly what I think ES is intended to be... not just that everything was done correctly but that student went above and beyond what was asked for...
Anonymous
Post 01/31/2013 23:00     Subject: MCPS report cards -- how common is ES?
22:45 here - My ES in math kid tends to go crazy on math assignments...he does the basic work but then writes almost proofs or long explanations of what he's doing, spontaneously provides other examples, gives the teacher new problem sets on the back. He also uses much larger numbers than the worksheets might suggest, so if it is a simple thing on even and odds (just an example, this is something they did much earlier in the year), he will compare numbers in the millions or something with decimals, etc. He also does things with negative numbers, fractions, etc. He basically just challenges himself for fun on the worksheets.
Anonymous
Post 01/31/2013 22:52     Subject: MCPS report cards -- how common is ES?
Anonymous wrote:It really depends on the teacher and the kid. I have one child who really is "ES" material from where I sit. He got a few scattered ES's last year, but this year has gotten almost all ES's both quarters. I chalk this up to different teachers, not to his suddenly being ES in everything. My other kids both brought home straight P's and this seems right, too.


What does his math work look like? At our school, getting all questions correct is P. it is not clear what constitutes ES in math, as even getting 100% for students she get enrichment/acceptation is still a P.
Anonymous
Post 01/31/2013 22:50     Subject: MCPS report cards -- how common is ES?
My kid got one ES in a special (forgot which one...bc these report cards are so silly...2.0 essentially makes grades meaningless).
Anonymous
Post 01/31/2013 22:47     Subject: MCPS report cards -- how common is ES?
Anonymous wrote:Absolutely hate this new report card. It really tells me absolutely nothing. But to answer your question, 3rd grader did get some ES grades. One in the first quarter; 7 this quarter.

From what I have heard, this would likely never happen at our school. It is very hard to get an ES on any individual task or assessment, so nearly impossible to get enough to average ES on that measurement topic over the whole marking period.
Anonymous
Post 01/31/2013 22:45     Subject: MCPS report cards -- how common is ES?
It really depends on the teacher and the kid. I have one child who really is "ES" material from where I sit. He got a few scattered ES's last year, but this year has gotten almost all ES's both quarters. I chalk this up to different teachers, not to his suddenly being ES in everything. My other kids both brought home straight P's and this seems right, too.
Anonymous
Post 01/31/2013 22:24     Subject: MCPS report cards -- how common is ES?
Probably also varies by school?
Anonymous
Post 01/31/2013 22:13     Subject: MCPS report cards -- how common is ES?
Absolutely hate this new report card. It really tells me absolutely nothing. But to answer your question, 3rd grader did get some ES grades. One in the first quarter; 7 this quarter.
Anonymous
Post 01/31/2013 22:11     Subject: MCPS report cards -- how common is ES?
Rare. Some admins have basically said "Nobody gets ES." I think one reason behind it is that the curriculum doesn't even really define what ES looks like for much of 2.0. I definitely wouldn't be looking for it after only half the school year.
Anonymous
Post 01/31/2013 22:01     Subject: MCPS report cards -- how common is ES?
Would love to know too! Never heard of anyone's kid getting one among my group of friends either.
Anonymous
Post 01/31/2013 21:47     Subject: MCPS report cards -- how common is ES?
I thought I heard that hardly anyone gets ES. Is that true? My first grader got all P's and one I, which I think is excellent, but I'm wondering if ES is more common than I thought.