Anonymous
Post 05/07/2026 15:06     Subject: MCPS is cuttting compacted math and cohorted literacy enrichment
Is the first confirmation that they are eliminating honors math for Algebra and up?
Anonymous
Post 05/07/2026 15:06     Subject: MCPS is cuttting compacted math and cohorted literacy enrichment
Okay they're saying they're not interrupting 4th graders in compacted currently...
Anonymous
Post 05/07/2026 15:06     Subject: MCPS is cuttting compacted math and cohorted literacy enrichment
How is a teacher going to lead 3 lectures in the time she used to have for only 1?
Anonymous
Post 05/07/2026 15:05     Subject: MCPS is cuttting compacted math and cohorted literacy enrichment
Anonymous wrote:I guess this is more of a state of MD thing, not MCPS, but "Individualized Acceleration Plan" sounds like the stupidest thing I've ever heard. Take the time-consuming IEP process, and apply to all advanced students, instead of just putting them in classes at the appropriate level to challenge them.


The point is to give parents a legal document they can use to overcome resistance from staff at MCPS.
Anonymous
Post 05/07/2026 15:04     Subject: MCPS is cuttting compacted math and cohorted literacy enrichment
"A third grader should be able to compare numbers up to 10,000."


"An accelerated student will be given numbers up to 1,000,000!"


They have no comprehension of what enriched math is AT ALL
Anonymous
Post 05/07/2026 15:04     Subject: MCPS is cuttting compacted math and cohorted literacy enrichment
The whole point of cluster grouping is that you *don't* have a group of gifted kids in every classroom! You clump or cluster them into one or a few classrooms to get to critical mass! They have no idea of what they're doing, or else they're lying...
Anonymous
Post 05/07/2026 15:03     Subject: MCPS is cuttting compacted math and cohorted literacy enrichment
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Claiming that JHU CTY backs up their plan, despite CTY selling calculus classes to middle schoolers!


Right? When has CTY ever suggested a mixed-skill class? They even segment their own programs into "gifted" and "really really gifted"


If I remember correctly, CTY enforces applicants to take an IQ test, and only the ones pass the thresholds can take their advanced courses? Isn't this cohorting?


Yes.
Anonymous
Post 05/07/2026 15:03     Subject: MCPS is cuttting compacted math and cohorted literacy enrichment
I guess this is more of a state of MD thing, not MCPS, but "Individualized Acceleration Plan" sounds like the stupidest thing I've ever heard. Take the time-consuming IEP process, and apply to all advanced students, instead of just putting them in classes at the appropriate level to challenge them.
Anonymous
Post 05/07/2026 15:02     Subject: MCPS is cuttting compacted math and cohorted literacy enrichment
Shuffling deck chairs on the Titanic won't help, when we have teachers saying they are glad that Compacted Math is being cancelled, because the math is too hard for the teacher.

Anonymous
Post 05/07/2026 15:02     Subject: MCPS is cuttting compacted math and cohorted literacy enrichment
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Claiming that JHU CTY backs up their plan, despite CTY selling calculus classes to middle schoolers!


Right? When has CTY ever suggested a mixed-skill class? They even segment their own programs into "gifted" and "really really gifted"


If I remember correctly, CTY enforces applicants to take an IQ test, and only the ones pass the thresholds can take their advanced courses? Isn't this cohorting?
Anonymous
Post 05/07/2026 15:02     Subject: MCPS is cuttting compacted math and cohorted literacy enrichment
They're going to blame "social stigma" as the reason why kids can't just off-ramp with the existing perfectly good off-ramps?
Anonymous
Post 05/07/2026 15:01     Subject: MCPS is cuttting compacted math and cohorted literacy enrichment
This is painful.
Anonymous
Post 05/07/2026 15:01     Subject: MCPS is cuttting compacted math and cohorted literacy enrichment
Anonymous wrote:If some kids aren't succeeding in compacted math then maybe we need to look at identification rather than eliminating it for the kids who DO SUCCEED


OMG seriously.
Anonymous
Post 05/07/2026 15:01     Subject: MCPS is cuttting compacted math and cohorted literacy enrichment
"Social stigma for off-ramps"

Yeah, kids won't see their classmates in different math groups.

"in and out of acceleration" WTF
Anonymous
Post 05/07/2026 15:00     Subject: MCPS is cuttting compacted math and cohorted literacy enrichment
Anonymous wrote:Claiming that JHU CTY backs up their plan, despite CTY selling calculus classes to middle schoolers!


Right? When has CTY ever suggested a mixed-skill class? They even segment their own programs into "gifted" and "really really gifted"