Hey Gwinnett, Don’t Miss Your Chance to Peruse New GCPS Curriculum!
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During the month of October, Gwinnett County Public Schools (GCPS) is making available proposed new content for our review and input. Course matter up for consideration covers science, mathematics, health, and technical education. This review is open to all citizens of Gwinnett, throughout the month of October. Materials can be viewed at the Instructional Support Center in Suwanee, Mon. – Fri. 8am – 4pm, Saturday, Oct. 17th from 10am – 2pm, and Thursday, Oct. 22nd from 5pm – 8pm.
Does any of this sound familiar? “School systems adopt new materials all the time, why review now?” “My children are in private or home school, I don’t’ need to worry about public school curriculum.” Or, “I don’t even have kids, it’s not my problem.”
The truth is we all need to be more aware of what is being taught in our schools, and this type of opportunity is how we remain engaged in the education of our next generation. Did you know that one of every ten students in Georgia is a Gwinnett student? We are building future citizens, leaders and decision makers for our country. This really does affect each of us, with or without children in public school. You’re paying for public education, unless you’ve been granted a special tax exemption. It’s YOUR money! We can’t simply pay the tax and assume that the job will get done, to our satisfaction. We have to remain part of the process or face the consequences, should we later learn of curriculum failure. We’ve heard of it in other districts and other states; textbooks with blatant errors and even the re-writing of history. Those items go unnoticed because people become complacent and disengaged.
We’ve been very fortunate in Gwinnett to have outstanding quality education. This has been the case because our community has a strong history of being involved in issues which affect our students. I see that kind of engagement waning in many of our schools and communities. Let’s not lose one of our best assets. Get involved, stay involved!
See you at the review!
