Anonymous wrote:Bethesda Magazine has an article, but you’re right — I haven’t seen the Washington Post or WAMU pick up the story.

Amanda Graver, who chairs the curriculum committee for the Montgomery County Council of Parent-Teacher Associations, said some parents had complained the search for new instructional materials seemed rushed.

“This will appease the people who feel like it was moving too fast,” she said Tuesday.

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Anonymous wrote:We have had Discovery Education (formerly United Streaming) in MCPS for at least the last 13 or 14 years. I'm just bummed that I'll have to continue teaching a curriculum that has been proven to be ineffective. My biggest fear is that they try and implement the new curriculum mid-year and make 4,321 modifications to the scope and sequence to make it work. Just thinking about the insanity of this makes my blood boil. I cannot believe what a clusterf*ck these last few years in MCPS have been as a teacher. We've complained about 2.0 since it rolled out. The class sizes feel like they're increasing and the behaviors we see in the schools are horrific. It's hard to teach ALL kids when you have such incredible disrespect, fighting and defiance being tolerated thanks to the good old Code of Conduct. The kids know there are zero consequences. Sorry I'll stop my rant now..

It's not like this everywhere. I've had friends move to other counties with NO regrets. Unfortunately, MCPS traps you with salary and good benefits. And b/c it's so big, it's hard to see OUTSIDE of MCPS.

It's scary making the move; I know. But I'm jumping ship this year after 20+ years in the county. The behaviors are out of control b/c kids know they aren't held accountable. The other day, a student told the principal to f off. Principal did nothing.

This is the beginning of the end.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This story makes zero sense. Once Discovery Ed found out that Erick Lang and James Fliakas were connected with the process, they withdrew their bid. Huh? On what planet does Discovery think that two people who head up the curriculum office wouldn’t be involved with the RFP. Sounds like they’re “withdrawing” to avoid being disqualified from the RFP and are positioning themselves to be chosen 6 months down the road.
http://www.bethesdamagazine.com/Bethesda-Beat/2018/MCPS-Pauses-Search-for-New-Curriculum-After-Learning-Staff-Members-Are-Taking-Jobs-with-Vendor/

So you think that after July 1, when Lang and Fliakas are working for Discovery, they'll submit another RFP during round two?

sounds like a possibility actually - But will the county entertain it?

Now that there has been negative press, hopefully not. But you never know.

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Anonymous wrote:This story makes zero sense. Once Discovery Ed found out that Erick Lang and James Fliakas were connected with the process, they withdrew their bid. Huh? On what planet does Discovery think that two people who head up the curriculum office wouldn’t be involved with the RFP. Sounds like they’re “withdrawing” to avoid being disqualified from the RFP and are positioning themselves to be chosen 6 months down the road.
http://www.bethesdamagazine.com/Bethesda-Beat/2018/MCPS-Pauses-Search-for-New-Curriculum-After-Learning-Staff-Members-Are-Taking-Jobs-with-Vendor/

So you think that after July 1, when Lang and Fliakas are working for Discovery, they'll submit another RFP during round two?

sounds like a possibility actually - But will the county entertain it?

Anonymous wrote:This story makes zero sense. Once Discovery Ed found out that Erick Lang and James Fliakas were connected with the process, they withdrew their bid. Huh? On what planet does Discovery think that two people who head up the curriculum office wouldn’t be involved with the RFP. Sounds like they’re “withdrawing” to avoid being disqualified from the RFP and are positioning themselves to be chosen 6 months down the road.
http://www.bethesdamagazine.com/Bethesda-Beat/2018/MCPS-Pauses-Search-for-New-Curriculum-After-Learning-Staff-Members-Are-Taking-Jobs-with-Vendor/

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We have had Discovery Education (formerly United Streaming) in MCPS for at least the last 13 or 14 years. I'm just bummed that I'll have to continue teaching a curriculum that has been proven to be ineffective. My biggest fear is that they try and implement the new curriculum mid-year and make 4,321 modifications to the scope and sequence to make it work. Just thinking about the insanity of this makes my blood boil. I cannot believe what a clusterf*ck these last few years in MCPS have been as a teacher. We've complained about 2.0 since it rolled out. The class sizes feel like they're increasing and the behaviors we see in the schools are horrific. It's hard to teach ALL kids when you have such incredible disrespect, fighting and defiance being tolerated thanks to the good old Code of Conduct. The kids know there are zero consequences. Sorry I'll stop my rant now..

It's not like this everywhere. I've had friends move to other counties with NO regrets. Unfortunately, MCPS traps you with salary and good benefits. And b/c it's so big, it's hard to see OUTSIDE of MCPS.

It's scary making the move; I know. But I'm jumping ship this year after 20+ years in the county. The behaviors are out of control b/c kids know they aren't held accountable. The other day, a student told the principal to f off. Principal did nothing.

This is the beginning of the end.

Anonymous wrote:We have had Discovery Education (formerly United Streaming) in MCPS for at least the last 13 or 14 years. I'm just bummed that I'll have to continue teaching a curriculum that has been proven to be ineffective. My biggest fear is that they try and implement the new curriculum mid-year and make 4,321 modifications to the scope and sequence to make it work. Just thinking about the insanity of this makes my blood boil. I cannot believe what a clusterf*ck these last few years in MCPS have been as a teacher. We've complained about 2.0 since it rolled out. The class sizes feel like they're increasing and the behaviors we see in the schools are horrific. It's hard to teach ALL kids when you have such incredible disrespect, fighting and defiance being tolerated thanks to the good old Code of Conduct. The kids know there are zero consequences. Sorry I'll stop my rant now..

Anonymous wrote:Un-freaking-believable!

I mentioned this story to DH while we were all in the car, and my DC said; "Oh, I know what Discovery Education is!" "What?? How do you know it"? She said, "We're not allowed to watch YouTube videos in school, but we sometimes watch Discovery Education".

Looks like Discovery Education have already infiltrated MoCo. But, for crying out loud, what makes them qualified to come up with elementary school curriculum? They should stick to their videos.

Anonymous wrote:We have had Discovery Education (formerly United Streaming) in MCPS for at least the last 13 or 14 years. I'm just bummed that I'll have to continue teaching a curriculum that has been proven to be ineffective. My biggest fear is that they try and implement the new curriculum mid-year and make 4,321 modifications to the scope and sequence to make it work. Just thinking about the insanity of this makes my blood boil. I cannot believe what a clusterf*ck these last few years in MCPS have been as a teacher. We've complained about 2.0 since it rolled out. The class sizes feel like they're increasing and the behaviors we see in the schools are horrific. It's hard to teach ALL kids when you have such incredible disrespect, fighting and defiance being tolerated thanks to the good old Code of Conduct. The kids know there are zero consequences. Sorry I'll stop my rant now..