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09-27-2021, 08:31 AM #51
Happy for you. It was a disaster here. And really fucked with people who wanted to go to college out of the region or to higher tier schools. They couldn't figure out transcripts, GPAs, and class rank in time for some early decision deadlines. My kid did end up getting accepted at some decent schools and went to UVM in the end. But as the first cohort to graduate under PBG, it was a very bumpy and inconsistent ride getting there. My beef is that from a parent's perspective it was an unfunded mandate and each district was left to figure it out on their own. Yes, my district didn't do it smoothly and some of that is on them, and some individual teachers. I contend that they should not have been in that situation in the first place. The state should have provided the A-Z details, implementation, in depth training at an individual teacher level, and any additional funding. And uniformly across all districts. Don't say they did because from where I sit, that was clearly not the case based on the results. And yes, change is hard. But it shouldn't result in some kids not getting into schools they might have otherwise gotten into. I have seen some positives but those could have been implemented without having to change everything so drastically.
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09-27-2021, 09:02 AM #52Registered User
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Sounds like it was a rough transition because your district was stuck doing it early on. I can definitely see it being a hassle in that case. I've heard that some districts did a better job when that change than others. The GPA translation was tricky because it varied from school to school - it's not an objective number like it used to be, We're in the 5th year of the proficiency based grading and we're seeing more kids succeed and going on to better post high school opportunities. Demonstrating skills in other ways besides high pressure testing has been great for the majority of kids. We're seeing better results from students but our district also doesn't send as many kids to 4 year colleges - we have a ton of kids that go into trade schools and community colleges.
Don't want to sidetrack into a thread about education theories but proficiency based grading was bound to work better in some districts than others.
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09-27-2021, 09:52 AM #53
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09-27-2021, 10:13 AM #54
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09-27-2021, 11:07 AM #55Aim for the chopping block. If you aim for the wood, you will have nothing. Aim past the wood, aim through the wood.
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09-27-2021, 01:32 PM #56
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09-28-2021, 09:21 AM #57
I'd be curious to hear more specific feedback about Mount Mansfield Union HS. Conceptually, I'd rather live in a place like Richmond then a mindless subdivision in south burlington. That being said, we've grown reasonable comfortable being close to things like groceries stores or restaurants but that is more of a byproduct of living in a city vs a rural setting.
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09-28-2021, 11:17 AM #58Aim for the chopping block. If you aim for the wood, you will have nothing. Aim past the wood, aim through the wood.
http://tim-kirchoff.pixels.com/
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09-28-2021, 02:19 PM #59
things may have changed in the last 20 years but SB is anything but a "mindless suburb". By VT standards yea I guess so, but not compared to the endless sameness of a lot of san diego and SLC (lived in both since I moved from VT) and the east and south bay (have spent some time visiting). In my experience that was what was great about it - I could bike to friends houses, drive 5 minutes to my job in high school and my school itself, etc
But if you want to move to VT to live rurally it's definitely not that.
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09-28-2021, 02:21 PM #60
Just remembered that I have a friend that moved from the bay to Charlotte and loves it. Lived in SF, then Berkeley, then further east and decided it wasn't worth it anymore. 3 kids in CVU school district and he works remote.
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09-28-2021, 04:42 PM #61
Richmond is definitely rural unless you live in the village but there's not much housing there. It takes about 15 minutes to get to shopping although the Richmond Market is good enough most days and has a killer beer selection. My friend felt like both of his kids got lost in a smallish school (MMU) which should never happen. Limited extracurriculars. I can't remember if you and the Mrs. ever came to our condo in Essex, but we were on the edge of civilization but only 8 minutes from urban niceties and bike paths everywhere.
Great points...living in Richmond you will be taking your life in your hands if you want to ride a bike on a road...dirt roads are worse than paved. Easy to live in a great school district, be close to amenities and feel like you're living in the country.
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09-28-2021, 08:59 PM #62
Yo G make sure you come check out the Sierra foothills before you flee .
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09-29-2021, 07:56 AM #63
Be wary of living in rural VT. https://www.wcax.com/2021/09/29/corn...lbans-roadway/
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09-29-2021, 08:25 AM #64
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09-29-2021, 09:16 AM #65
Ol’ Fred - A Man With A Plan!
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09-29-2021, 10:06 AM #66
Give those chopped corn/hay trucks plenty of room. They are shuttling back and forth between the silage bunkers and the fields. If they take too long to make the circuit, the harvester is sitting there waiting for them, which is expensive time. So they push those trucks pretty hard.
Aim for the chopping block. If you aim for the wood, you will have nothing. Aim past the wood, aim through the wood.
http://tim-kirchoff.pixels.com/
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09-29-2021, 11:35 AM #67
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09-29-2021, 11:36 AM #68
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