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Anonymous wrote:The parents who say their kids are thriving in distant learning, how do you feel about this? Are they thriving because they are only learning 60% of the content?

BINGO!

I was all proud of my kid for getting an A in math this year. And I still am, but it definitely took the shine off his accomplishment when we discovered how much they left out. Not his fault obviously we thought it was the full course load.

Well, the amount he did learn was proportional to the amount of instructional time he was allotted to learn it in. So the adjusted achievement would be considered equivalent. Give the kid his Bozo button!

And if MCPS was in a bubble I'd agree with you. However, ours kids are competing with kids in private schools here as well as kids in other states and countries that have opened their schools. Our kids are behind. I hope there's a plan to catch them up.

Our kids aren't behind. Have you done any private school classes? We did one last summer and our child was far ahead. It was surprising how far behind the kids were come middle school. We looked at privates and several were way behind the pubic schools as well even with MCPS being very slow. Kids will be fine.

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Anonymous wrote:The parents who say their kids are thriving in distant learning, how do you feel about this? Are they thriving because they are only learning 60% of the content?

BINGO!

I was all proud of my kid for getting an A in math this year. And I still am, but it definitely took the shine off his accomplishment when we discovered how much they left out. Not his fault obviously we thought it was the full course load.

Well, the amount he did learn was proportional to the amount of instructional time he was allotted to learn it in. So the adjusted achievement would be considered equivalent. Give the kid his Bozo button!

And if MCPS was in a bubble I'd agree with you. However, ours kids are competing with kids in private schools here as well as kids in other states and countries that have opened their schools. Our kids are behind. I hope there's a plan to catch them up.

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Anonymous wrote:The parents who say their kids are thriving in distant learning, how do you feel about this? Are they thriving because they are only learning 60% of the content?

BINGO!

I was all proud of my kid for getting an A in math this year. And I still am, but it definitely took the shine off his accomplishment when we discovered how much they left out. Not his fault obviously we thought it was the full course load.

Well, the amount he did learn was proportional to the amount of instructional time he was allotted to learn it in. So the adjusted achievement would be considered equivalent. Give the kid his Bozo button!

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Anonymous wrote:The parents who say their kids are thriving in distant learning, how do you feel about this? Are they thriving because they are only learning 60% of the content?

BINGO!

My child has learned about epidemiology, compassion for the community, how to stick up for herself, and empathy. I am fine w/o learning about pennies and nickels.

Your first grader learned epidemiology? Maybe she can share some of the knowledge with Dr. Gayles. His epidemiology skills are on first grade level too.

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Anonymous wrote:The parents who say their kids are thriving in distant learning, how do you feel about this? Are they thriving because they are only learning 60% of the content?

BINGO!

I was all proud of my kid for getting an A in math this year. And I still am, but it definitely took the shine off his accomplishment when we discovered how much they left out. Not his fault obviously we thought it was the full course load.

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Anonymous wrote:The parents who say their kids are thriving in distant learning, how do you feel about this? Are they thriving because they are only learning 60% of the content?

BINGO!

My child has learned about epidemiology, compassion for the community, how to stick up for herself, and empathy. I am fine w/o learning about pennies and nickels.

Anonymous wrote:The parents who say their kids are thriving in distant learning, how do you feel about this? Are they thriving because they are only learning 60% of the content?

BINGO!

Anonymous wrote:At the elementary level, the things omitted parents could easily teach their kids. The woman they had on the news was whining that her first grader wouldn’t know the value of pennies, dimes, nickels, etc. we are in a global pandemic. Would it kill parents to teach their kids some of these basic life lessons on their own? (I say this as a parent)

Seriously, if pennies and nickels are the biggest problem that this woman has during a global pandemic, she can come take our piggy bank. What a joke.

Anonymous wrote:Most seniors in MCPS (or MD for that matter) do not take math.

PP, in MCPS it is a requirement to take math every single year. What MCPS HS is your kid in?


MATH:

4 credits, including 1 with instruction in algebra aligned with the Maryland High School Assessment for algebra or
1 or more credits in subsequent mathematics courses for which Algebra 1 is a prerequisite, and 1 with instruction in
geometry aligned with the content standards for geometry.

NEW STATE REQUIREMENT FOR STUDENTS GRADUATING IN 2018 AND LATER: Students graduating in 2018 and
later must be enrolled in a math course in each year of high school. This may result in students earning more than 4
credits in math for graduation.

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Not everyone is going to college for gender studies. Kids doing STEM actually need math. And I hate to have to tell you this, but the best of the best in MoCo aren't competing with the dregs of MoCo. They are competing with the best of the best around the globe. And most of those kids had a full school year.

Specifically, they need to have taken the classes and gotten good grades.

Also, the "dregs of MoCo" stock your grocery shelves, cook and serve your food at restaurants, fix your plumbing, and care for your children and elderly relatives - which likely provides a lot more value to society than whatever you do. Plus, given your attitude, they probably spit in your coffee.

Thank you for helping make my poijnt. The people doing all of those things you listed need math even less than someone studying victimology in college.

Was your point is that you have contempt for a lot of your fellow human beings?

No, that equity is holding back some kids who really need math for advanced careers because the kids who are going to be janitors can't do math which is ridiculous and detrimental to society.

Another person who thinks that "Brave New World" is a good plan for society, not a dystopian novel.^^^

The same can be said for progressives and "Harrison Bergeron."

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Not everyone is going to college for gender studies. Kids doing STEM actually need math. And I hate to have to tell you this, but the best of the best in MoCo aren't competing with the dregs of MoCo. They are competing with the best of the best around the globe. And most of those kids had a full school year.

Specifically, they need to have taken the classes and gotten good grades.

Also, the "dregs of MoCo" stock your grocery shelves, cook and serve your food at restaurants, fix your plumbing, and care for your children and elderly relatives - which likely provides a lot more value to society than whatever you do. Plus, given your attitude, they probably spit in your coffee.

Thank you for helping make my poijnt. The people doing all of those things you listed need math even less than someone studying victimology in college.

Was your point is that you have contempt for a lot of your fellow human beings?

No, that equity is holding back some kids who really need math for advanced careers because the kids who are going to be janitors can't do math which is ridiculous and detrimental to society.

Another person who thinks that "Brave New World" is a good plan for society, not a dystopian novel.^^^

So you think MCPS should get rid of advanced math because it might make the kids who can't do it feel bad?

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Anonymous wrote:When this is the response to literally saying education has real value, you cannot expect a respectful discussion.

I’m so tired of you acting like your child is going to fail for the rest of their life because they only got the majority of calculus taught to them during a global pandemic. Trust me, they’ll be fine unless they’ve inherited your negative hysteria.

I see you've written 3 responses to this pretending to be other people now. Give it a rest.

Who is pretending?

Sorry you don't like people calling out instead of ignoring rudeness.

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Anonymous wrote:When this is the response to literally saying education has real value, you cannot expect a respectful discussion.

I’m so tired of you acting like your child is going to fail for the rest of their life because they only got the majority of calculus taught to them during a global pandemic. Trust me, they’ll be fine unless they’ve inherited your negative hysteria.

I see you've written 3 responses to this pretending to be other people now. Give it a rest.

Who is pretending?

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Yes, you are right. I am required to feed and provide shelter and care for my kids. The law also requires that I make them attend school or homeschool until they are 18. Anything else I do is extra.

If you don’t think attributing and aiding in your child’s education is your responsibility, you really should not have had kids. Furthermore, it sounds like you think doing the bare minimum is being a good parent.

DP. That's the sending-to-school part of the PP's post.

Also, I never understand why people post "you shouldn't have had children" on DCUM, except maybe to make themselves feel better by scolding others. Whether or not a parent should have had a child, the fact is that the parent did have the child. The child is here, now. Unless you have a time machine that you can loan out?

Not the pp, but I recognize this post. You are constantly posting this response. Are too many people telling you this or something? Why are you so invested in this?

I've posted this before, but so have other people. "You shouldn't have had children" is a useless thing to say, given that nobody can un-have-had children.

Anonymous wrote:When this is the response to literally saying education has real value, you cannot expect a respectful discussion.

I’m so tired of you acting like your child is going to fail for the rest of their life because they only got the majority of calculus taught to them during a global pandemic. Trust me, they’ll be fine unless they’ve inherited your negative hysteria.

I see you've written 3 responses to this pretending to be other people now. Give it a rest.