Has the fall off of MCPS been as bad as people say?

[Anonymous]

In terms of environment, teachers, and college outcomes.

[Anonymous]

Yes. it's been a long time coming but it's finally here. There's absolutely nothing special about MCPS at this point. Just a giant tax money sucking bureaucratic machine.

[Anonymous]

I don’t think so. I think there are posters here who hate MCPS and it’s very hard to sift wheat from chaff on these topics. Admittedly my kid finished up a couple years ago but we were happy.

[Anonymous]

It could be much better. Will it ever be 100% for everyone. Obviously no.

[Anonymous]

Yes

[Anonymous]

What were you expecting with this thread?

[Anonymous]

Worse.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes. it's been a long time coming but it's finally here. There's absolutely nothing special about MCPS at this point. Just a giant tax money sucking bureaucratic machine.

What is special about MCPS is being canceled by the current administration. So yeah, MCPS as a giant tax-money-sucking bureaucratic machine sums it up.

[Anonymous]

Only in the eyes of racists and other hateful people

[Anonymous]

No. My kids are 20 and 15 and have been in MCPS since K.

I am very unhappy with the English curriculum, because it's frankly abysmal, but the STEM is great, and better than in any DC area private school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What were you expecting with this thread?

This was in general education discussion when I posted it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No. My kids are 20 and 15 and have been in MCPS since K.

I am very unhappy with the English curriculum, because it's frankly abysmal, but the STEM is great, and better than in any DC area private school.

Agree with this. STEM is good for the smart kids in advanced classes. But English is weak. History is cursory.

What seems to be the most important thing is peer group. And that is very school dependent.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No. My kids are 20 and 15 and have been in MCPS since K.

I am very unhappy with the English curriculum, because it's frankly abysmal, but the STEM is great, and better than in any DC area private school.

That's saying a lot. To must be in a magnet?

[Anonymous]

They expect from affluent parents especially in schools that have higher number of families making lower wages. If the richer families leave, mcps will be worse.

[Anonymous]

The fall off is due to following bad educational trends that throw away what works (using textbooks, making corrections, teaching classics, no screens, classroom discipline, rigorous curriculum).

The good MCPS schools (my DC attends one) don’t follow the bad trend. Seems to depend a lot on the principal and the tone they set and the parent community.