I’m an MCPS Teacher Who Has Taught at All Three Levels AMA!!
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Anonymous
| Send your questions in and I’ll do my best to respond. |
Anonymous
| Is it true that the staff acts the age of the kids? For example, middle school teachers are cliquey and not as nice? |
Anonymous
In my experience I haven’t found that to be the case. |
Anonymous
| Is everyone getting straight As in HS now? Or is it just the bubble we live in? |
Anonymous
Bubble. I work privately with several students at various schools. MCPS has made it easier for students to earn straight As. However, the vast majority of MCPS high schoolers do not earn straight As. |
Anonymous
| Which has the easiest workload? |
Anonymous
All have pros and cons. I think generally upper elementary is the easiest. Students are independent but grades still really don’t matter so there is more flexibility. |
Anonymous
At which schools have you taught and at which to you currently teach? |
Anonymous
| Thoughts on Weast vs. Starr vs. Smith vs. McKnight? |
Anonymous
| How should parents evaluate whether a school is "a good school"? |
Anonymous
| Why doesn’t MCPS teach phonics in early elementary? Is benchmark as bad as it seems to parents? |
Anonymous
The county has changed drastically over the four Superintendents’ tenures. The county’s wealth and demographics looo very different from when Weast was at the helm. Starr wanted to privatize mental health before it became commonplace. Always responded to emails. Solid guy. . |
Anonymous
What do you mean by “good?” Test scores, teacher quality, turnover, prioritizes mental health, etc. |
Anonymous
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How long ago was this?
Should I send my Rising K kid to private? Westbrook/Westland/BCC |
Anonymous
Having a one size fits all curriculum doesn’t work when the country is as diverse as our county is. |