Time for a mutiny yet? MCPS = crummy math, no grammar, poor writing

[Anonymous]

off the chain now.

[Anonymous]

I am in the DCC and socially hangout with lots of DCC and WJ families. I think the DCC families complain more. Especially the ones with smart kids who haven't made it into the magnets. Way more complaining in middle school than elementary.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Parents in Bethesda have very high expectations. Not saying that parents in Gaithersburg don't, but it is evident in Bethesda by the complaints you say you have noticed.

I was wondering how long it would take for this argument to show up. PP in Gaithersburg, the parents in Bethesda just know better! They know better about their kids' schools, and they know better than you about your kid's school, too.

I’m not that poster but if people paid a premium for property in what they were told/supposed/saw in test scores were better schools and don’t feel like those schools are good, why shouldn’t they complain?

It’s also not unreasonable to think that the areas with a higher SES may place a higher value on education for whatever reason.

I don’t live in Bethesda and I am happy with MCPS. That said, in some ways it’s no different than private. If I paid a lot more to send my kid to private and I wasn’t happy, I would certainly complain. No different than people who moved to Bethesda for the schools - paying a lot more for their house than those in Gaithersburg - and aren’t happy. Not sure why that is so complicated.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

I’m not that poster but if people paid a premium for property in what they were told/supposed/saw in test scores were better schools and don’t feel like those schools are good, why shouldn’t they complain?

It’s also not unreasonable to think that the areas with a higher SES may place a higher value on education for whatever reason.

I don’t live in Bethesda and I am happy with MCPS. That said, in some ways it’s no different than private. If I paid a lot more to send my kid to private and I wasn’t happy, I would certainly complain. No different than people who moved to Bethesda for the schools - paying a lot more for their house than those in Gaithersburg - and aren’t happy. Not sure why that is so complicated.

They're welcome to complain if they want, but I think that the primary targets for their complaints should be

1. themselves
2. their real estate agents

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I live in Bethesda and we are very pleased with our public elementary school. There is a strong emphasis on writing (dc wrote a 12 pg paper in 4th grade) and they are learning advanced math skills. They have always had spelling tests at least every other week and grammar is part of the curriculum. They don’t teach math the way I was taught in the 70s, but I consider that a good thing. I wish they would spend more on cursive writing, but I will work on that with the DCs over the summer.

Did he actually write the paper or type it up on an auto spell check chrome book. Two very different things.

[Anonymous]

K-12 education is about Curriculum, Teachers, and Peer Group.

You'll rarely find the trifecta, so pick a school (or house, whatever) that gets you the two you weight most highly.

Private, public, catholic, jesuit, up county, down county, Wash DC, Virginia, Howard county, Frederick.
Do your homework and pick. They are not similar.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Not a Fed...try again with another insult, and go...

LulaRoe!

No...next

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I live in Bethesda and we are very pleased with our public elementary school. There is a strong emphasis on writing (dc wrote a 12 pg paper in 4th grade) and they are learning advanced math skills. They have always had spelling tests at least every other week and grammar is part of the curriculum. They don’t teach math the way I was taught in the 70s, but I consider that a good thing. I wish they would spend more on cursive writing, but I will work on that with the DCs over the summer.

Did he actually write the paper or type it up on an auto spell check chrome book. Two very different things.

yeah, my kid wrote some stories in 1st grade.

I got some dictated printout with typos galore.

I wish my kid could sit down and write a decent final draft. but in chromebook-land it's more like layering slop over slop, and then refining, editing, iterating and then having a peer student read it over fast.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am in the DCC and socially hangout with lots of DCC and WJ families. I think the DCC families complain more. Especially the ones with smart kids who haven't made it into the magnets. Way more complaining in middle school than elementary.

What is the DCC? you go to DC for school?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I live in Bethesda and we are very pleased with our public elementary school. There is a strong emphasis on writing (dc wrote a 12 pg paper in 4th grade) and they are learning advanced math skills. They have always had spelling tests at least every other week and grammar is part of the curriculum. They don’t teach math the way I was taught in the 70s, but I consider that a good thing. I wish they would spend more on cursive writing, but I will work on that with the DCs over the summer.

Did he actually write the paper or type it up on an auto spell check chrome book. Two very different things.

What is the obsession with spelling? When was the last time you had to write a doc on a piece of paper instead of a word processor? I spelled "obssessed" on this forum, and it underlined it in red so I knew I spelled it incorrectly. My spelling has always sucked, and we had spelling tests growing up, as do my MCPS ES kids. My spelling still sucks. Thank goodness for spell checker, yet I still got a good paying job (six figures) where I use my analytical, critical thinking and tech skills. Even when I write an email at work, it spell checks for me. My grammar is fine, good enough to get my point across without people misunderstanding. Spelling? No one cares that much, especially because we have spellchecker.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I live in Bethesda and we are very pleased with our public elementary school. There is a strong emphasis on writing (dc wrote a 12 pg paper in 4th grade) and they are learning advanced math skills. They have always had spelling tests at least every other week and grammar is part of the curriculum. They don’t teach math the way I was taught in the 70s, but I consider that a good thing. I wish they would spend more on cursive writing, but I will work on that with the DCs over the summer.

Did he actually write the paper or type it up on an auto spell check chrome book. Two very different things.

yeah, my kid wrote some stories in 1st grade.

I got some dictated printout with typos galore.

I wish my kid could sit down and write a decent final draft. but in chromebook-land it's more like layering slop over slop, and then refining, editing, iterating and then having a peer student read it over fast.

You are not seeing the forest for the trees.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I live in Bethesda and we are very pleased with our public elementary school. There is a strong emphasis on writing (dc wrote a 12 pg paper in 4th grade) and they are learning advanced math skills. They have always had spelling tests at least every other week and grammar is part of the curriculum. They don’t teach math the way I was taught in the 70s, but I consider that a good thing. I wish they would spend more on cursive writing, but I will work on that with the DCs over the summer.

Did he actually write the paper or type it up on an auto spell check chrome book. Two very different things.

yeah, my kid wrote some stories in 1st grade.

I got some dictated printout with typos galore.

I wish my kid could sit down and write a decent final draft. but in chromebook-land it's more like layering slop over slop, and then refining, editing, iterating and then having a peer student read it over fast.

You are not seeing the forest for the trees.

You're right. More chromebook time = more computer skills for taking the computerized standardized tests 3-4 times a year!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I live in Bethesda and we are very pleased with our public elementary school. There is a strong emphasis on writing (dc wrote a 12 pg paper in 4th grade) and they are learning advanced math skills. They have always had spelling tests at least every other week and grammar is part of the curriculum. They don’t teach math the way I was taught in the 70s, but I consider that a good thing. I wish they would spend more on cursive writing, but I will work on that with the DCs over the summer.

Did he actually write the paper or type it up on an auto spell check chrome book. Two very different things.

What is the obsession with spelling? When was the last time you had to write a doc on a piece of paper instead of a word processor? I spelled "obssessed" on this forum, and it underlined it in red so I knew I spelled it incorrectly. My spelling has always sucked, and we had spelling tests growing up, as do my MCPS ES kids. My spelling still sucks. Thank goodness for spell checker, yet I still got a good paying job (six figures) where I use my analytical, critical thinking and tech skills. Even when I write an email at work, it spell checks for me. My grammar is fine, good enough to get my point across without people misunderstanding. Spelling? No one cares that much, especially because we have spellchecker.

cool beans. you can't spell.

[Anonymous]

If you don’t like it...move.

Complaining on DCUM is a waste of time. Some smart a-hole in Bethesda would have recognized that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I live in Bethesda and we are very pleased with our public elementary school. There is a strong emphasis on writing (dc wrote a 12 pg paper in 4th grade) and they are learning advanced math skills. They have always had spelling tests at least every other week and grammar is part of the curriculum. They don’t teach math the way I was taught in the 70s, but I consider that a good thing. I wish they would spend more on cursive writing, but I will work on that with the DCs over the summer.

Did he actually write the paper or type it up on an auto spell check chrome book. Two very different things.

yeah, my kid wrote some stories in 1st grade.

I got some dictated printout with typos galore.

I wish my kid could sit down and write a decent final draft. but in chromebook-land it's more like layering slop over slop, and then refining, editing, iterating and then having a peer student read it over fast.

That’s because he’s in first grade. I’m glad the teacher didn’t obsess over correcting his writing. Kids become hyper focused on writing correct sentences. Those students then write safe boring papers because they are easier to express, and the kids are afraid of making mistakes when trying to articulate complex or new ideas. There are different steps of the writing process to focus on as you introduce new skills. It’s ok if not every assignment is focused on grammar and spelling.

— English teacher