Montco Schools are no longer the best

[Anonymous]

I am an immigrant. My kids are doing very well in school. Infact people of my culture are blamed for actually setting the achievement bar too high, and creating a gap. This is the most ridiculous thing I have heard.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am an immigrant. My kids are doing very well in school. Infact people of my culture are blamed for actually setting the achievement bar too high, and creating a gap. This is the most ridiculous thing I have heard.

I think they mean illegal hispanic immigrants. Asians and even Africans from Africa do well overall.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This is what Democratic voters wanted and they voted for in this County. They wanted sanctuary city, well how was that going to be accommodated? Bring in the immigrants, bring in the refugees, keep them coming, but, eventually the tax base shrinks and the schools as a whole suffer. Sadly the social experiment failed and is probably not reversible at this point. Private school here I come.

OP here. I came home, looked at my partner and said I give up, no more public schools unless we want our kids brainwashed and illiterate because public schools aren't about learning and education anymore. Looking at privates for next year too. So sad. We want a public school experience for our kids, but not willing to risk their futures over it. And the class was exploding. 28 kids, one teacher and for at least half the class, English is not their first language. No way the teacher has time to give so many needy students what they need.

I don't understand your comments. Do you think privates don't preach the same gospel of inclusiveness? Do you not realize that a class of 28 kids is typical in most public school systems in the area? Something about your posts just seems very contrived to me, as if you're just looking for an opportunity to engage in some Trumpetry.

I would expect and hope that any good private will teach inclusiveness because it is vital and important but not to the complete omission of school acheivement goals. It was a lecture that I would have liked to see expanded to include the Educational goals for MCPS. It is the beginning of the year, what does MCPS see for the children? What do those extra tax dollars mean? Textbooks, technology, smaller class sizes, more buses? And if you think 28 per class is acceptable, then good for you. It's not for me. Not a child in that class benefits with the teachers spread so thin.

I wouldn't expect the superintendent to get down in the weeds about what children will learn this year at back to school night with the dozen plus grade levels and various tracks kids have...

What did your childs teacher say and did you ask questions?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I am an immigrant. My kids are doing very well in school. Infact people of my culture are blamed for actually setting the achievement bar too high, and creating a gap. This is the most ridiculous thing I have heard.

I think they mean illegal hispanic immigrants. Asians and even Africans from Africa do well overall.

What the holy hell is this supposed to mean? "Even" Africans from Africa? Am I meant to be surprised that a demographic with the money, education, and motivation to make their way here from Nigeria or Zimbabwe or DRC is successful in the United States. You know nothing about African immigrants if you feel the need to qualify that statement with "even."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have never considered Moco the best school system. But they are way better than PG. Dont want to move to VA, so MoCo it is. I think so much depends on actual school your child is attending. We did ton of research before buying and are very happy with the school, irregardless of BS from central office.

+1 There is no perfect public school (or probably private, either). We moved from out West.

Also, in some ways, a school is only as good as how well the lowest performer is doing. This is one of the criterias that is looked at by those all important school rankings like USNWR. I kind of feel the same - you know the school is pretty good if the lower SES students are doing pretty well, too. The upper/middle SES students will do well regardless of whether it's MCPS, FCPS, HCPS, etc. How a school district is able to meet the needs of varying abilities is a marker of how good a school system is. My one DC was in HGC (now in MS), and another is probably not going to HGC, but I feel both kids are being challenged. I don't need them to be challenged all the time at this age.

I'm not saying MCPS is without fault. But, I can see why they want to close the achievement gap.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is what Democratic voters wanted and they voted for in this County. They wanted sanctuary city, well how was that going to be accommodated? Bring in the immigrants, bring in the refugees, keep them coming, but, eventually the tax base shrinks and the schools as a whole suffer. Sadly the social experiment failed and is probably not reversible at this point. Private school here I come.

Perfectly said.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have never considered Moco the best school system. But they are way better than PG. Dont want to move to VA, so MoCo it is. I think so much depends on actual school your child is attending. We did ton of research before buying and are very happy with the school, irregardless of BS from central office.

+1 There is no perfect public school (or probably private, either). We moved from out West.

Also, in some ways, a school is only as good as how well the lowest performer is doing. This is one of the criterias that is looked at by those all important school rankings like USNWR. I kind of feel the same - you know the school is pretty good if the lower SES students are doing pretty well, too. The upper/middle SES students will do well regardless of whether it's MCPS, FCPS, HCPS, etc. How a school district is able to meet the needs of varying abilities is a marker of how good a school system is. My one DC was in HGC (now in MS), and another is probably not going to HGC, but I feel both kids are being challenged. I don't need them to be challenged all the time at this age.

I'm not saying MCPS is without fault. But, I can see why they want to close the achievement gap.

PG is actually improving. MC is not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is what Democratic voters wanted and they voted for in this County. They wanted sanctuary city, well how was that going to be accommodated? Bring in the immigrants, bring in the refugees, keep them coming, but, eventually the tax base shrinks and the schools as a whole suffer. Sadly the social experiment failed and is probably not reversible at this point. Private school here I come.

Perfectly said.

Well, Hogan (a Republican) has withheld school funding, so I'd say Repubs are part of the problem. In the state I came from, Repubs were constantly raiding and cutting school funding.

[Anonymous]

We are witnessing the start of the great WASP migration...
Where, oh where will they go?

[Anonymous]

Meanwhile, the county residents are being taxed to death!!! I hate this f'king county!!!

[Anonymous]

Back to School isn't typically until a few weeks in... either a troll or someone trying to start a conversation of another hot topic - illegals.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Back to School isn't typically until a few weeks in... either a troll or someone trying to start a conversation of another hot topic - illegals.

Our BTSN is tomorrow, so maybe PP had their's yesterday.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Back to School isn't typically until a few weeks in... either a troll or someone trying to start a conversation of another hot topic - illegals.

I think you are either a troll or not in MC. Most MCPS schools have Back to School night this week.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Back to School isn't typically until a few weeks in... either a troll or someone trying to start a conversation of another hot topic - illegals.

Nope. Ours were last night and tonight.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am an immigrant. My kids are doing very well in school. Infact people of my culture are blamed for actually setting the achievement bar too high, and creating a gap. This is the most ridiculous thing I have heard.

I think they mean illegal hispanic immigrants. Asians and even Africans from Africa do well overall.

WTF???