Sunday, March 28, 2010

Did these students drop out? Or were they "pushed out" by an inflexible, one-size-fits-all mindset?

MontCo dropout rates keep climbing | Washington Examiner

The number of Montgomery County students who dropped out of school citing a "lack of interest" more than doubled in the past 10 years, to about 900. Montgomery leads the state in the category.


Did these students drop out? Or were they "pushed out" by an inflexible, one-size-fits-all mindset that has been handed down from on high at the Carver Center?


Instead of the "Seven Keys to College Readiness" (oops: make that Six Keys, there was a defector on the "Algebra for All By 8th Grade" key), how about a developmentally appropriate curriculum in the early grades, a math curriculum that doesn't have math teachers quitting in frustration, a full continuum of special education placements and services, alternative schools for those kids who just need something different, or who face substantial personal challenges, gifted services for those kids who want to accept those challenges, remediation for those who need to "catch up," etc. etc.


You get the picture. Will the folks at 850 Hungerford Drive "get it" before we lose more kids as dropouts?

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