Anonymous
02/06/2015 20:57
Subject: how slowly is math in your child's ES moving now under 2.0 for K-2nd graders?
Anonymous wrote:
This makes me furious. The shitty Prinipal my kids had in K-3 absolutely refused to allow my kids to accelerate, meanwhile, other principals at other schools did allow it. And, yes my kid is that kid with the brilliantly high IQ that would have benefitted.
I agree. Our principal was not shitty but refuses acceleration. Makes me mad how this varies school to school or by how much you push.
Anonymous
02/06/2015 16:25
Subject: how slowly is math in your child's ES moving now under 2.0 for K-2nd graders?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:
This is why I don't really need to push my 1st grader in math (who is receiving acceleration/enrichment in class per the report card). I know it will get harder.
One thread I read how K should be all about play and they shouldn't expect 5/6 yr olds to read in K, the next minute I read that K curriculum is too slow and boring. This is crazy. I need to stop reading these school forums.
Yup. The basic uniting principle is: whatever the school does, it's wrong.
OMG yes. I think my youngest is advanced (she completed all the Khan Academy modules for K because she saw her siblings doing Khan), but to read these forums, I should not be satisfied, and should be teaching her how to regroup NOW, before K starts this fall, or she will be looked down upon by others as a complete dum-dum, a millstone around the necks of her hard-charging kindergarten classmates. All my other kids went to HGC and I am certain they did not do regrouping in K. Chill out.
Anonymous
02/06/2015 16:12
Subject: Re:how slowly is math in your child's ES moving now under 2.0 for K-2nd graders?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Do people realize that some kids come into k barely knowing their numbers? So yes, K-2 math is slower to help other kids catch up. Repetition builds brain memory, so yes, they will repeat things over and over.
If your kid is more advanced, and you have a good teacher, the teacher will provide your DC some acceleration. It will state this on your DC's report card. If this isn't advanced enough for you, then by all means, provide some enrichment at home, but then don't complain that your DC's are complaining that school is boring.
My kids are advanced in math, but I realize that this is public school, and they can't cater to just my kids. Older DC is in compacted math. DC will be in Algebra by 7th grade. That's pretty advanced.
You're right. MCPS won't cater to your kids, it will only cater to the bottom kids. Just shut up and keep paying your property taxes.
I don't think compacted math is catering to bottom kids, do you? No. It's catering to the more advanced kids. You're ridiculous.
Good teachers will also provide some acceleration for those that are not in compacted math. Unfortunately, it is teacher dependent, though.
Anonymous
02/06/2015 16:05
Subject: how slowly is math in your child's ES moving now under 2.0 for K-2nd graders?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Not allowed does not really exist in MCPS...it just means you are not alking to the right person.
Yes. Our compacted math teacher told us that there was an ES kid taking HS math.
Oh please.
They phased in the new track. Next year you can not move up unless you skip an entire school grade.
There are at least 4 (maybe more) 5th graders in my middle school daughter's IM class this year.
I assume those kids will take algebra next fall.
This makes me furious. The shitty Prinipal my kids had in K-3 absolutely refused to allow my kids to accelerate, meanwhile, other principals at other schools did allow it. And, yes my kid is that kid with the brilliantly high IQ that would have benefitted.