MCPS 7th grader - anyone else's kid drowning?

[Anonymous]

What school? What program?

I think that MCPS pushed certain groups of students in accelerated courses to improve the optics but these students are very severly underprepared due to MCPS and their own home situation. A student with uninvolved parents can still thrive if the school system does a good job of educating them at school. However, we all know what a failure MCPS is, so if kids do not have parents actively educating them at home, they will flounder.

[Anonymous]

It absolutely depends on the school. My kids were in a W pyramid middle school and had significantly more work than friends with kids in other schools. The principal said that this is what parents wanted. Well, no one asked me. Anyway, the curriculum is the same at all MCPS middle schools, but how they implement it and the rigor really depends on the school.

[Anonymous]

Hey OP—my kid definitely struggled in 7th. We talked to her counselor, who was very proactive with solutions and support. I’d highly recommend checking in with your son’s counselor. That’s what they’re there for, and I’ve found that ours was very committed to helping my kid succeed. Hang in there!

[Anonymous]

I have a 7th grader. In general, I would say that workload has been very light this quarter, but the last couple of weeks there have been some important tests and projects. Not too much in my opinion, but it has ticked up in the last couple of weeks-- particularly the studying for tests (as opposed to worksheets/homework) with a couple of progress checks, some unit tests, etc.

[Anonymous]

JWMS - now in 8th grade. I think it depends on your child TBH.

DC had HW every year, but, DC would finish all the CW and HW in school, so DC didn't actually bring any work home. Now in 8th grade, I sometimes see DC doing HW at home, and the most time spent on HW at home was about 30min. DC is a straight A student.

Another parent at JWMS told me that their DC was doing a lot of HW at home. So, I think it just depends on your child and whether your child can finish the work at school or not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:JWMS - now in 8th grade. I think it depends on your child TBH.

DC had HW every year, but, DC would finish all the CW and HW in school, so DC didn't actually bring any work home. Now in 8th grade, I sometimes see DC doing HW at home, and the most time spent on HW at home was about 30min. DC is a straight A student.

Another parent at JWMS told me that their DC was doing a lot of HW at home. So, I think it just depends on your child and whether your child can finish the work at school or not.

Also, at JWMS, DC had very little until this year, and now he has a ton. Also, a straight A student.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:JWMS - now in 8th grade. I think it depends on your child TBH.

DC had HW every year, but, DC would finish all the CW and HW in school, so DC didn't actually bring any work home. Now in 8th grade, I sometimes see DC doing HW at home, and the most time spent on HW at home was about 30min. DC is a straight A student.

Another parent at JWMS told me that their DC was doing a lot of HW at home. So, I think it just depends on your child and whether your child can finish the work at school or not.

Also, at JWMS, DC had very little until this year, and now he has a ton. Also, a straight A student.

My social JW student seemed to have more hw. My quieter focused kid got it done in school. Both do very well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What school? What program?

I think that MCPS pushed certain groups of students in accelerated courses to improve the optics but these students are very severly underprepared due to MCPS and their own home situation. A student with uninvolved parents can still thrive if the school system does a good job of educating them at school. However, we all know what a failure MCPS is, so if kids do not have parents actively educating them at home, they will flounder.

No we do not all consider MCPS a failure and we do not all actively educate at home.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What school? What program?

I think that MCPS pushed certain groups of students in accelerated courses to improve the optics but these students are very severly underprepared due to MCPS and their own home situation. A student with uninvolved parents can still thrive if the school system does a good job of educating them at school. However, we all know what a failure MCPS is, so if kids do not have parents actively educating them at home, they will flounder.

No we do not all consider MCPS a failure and we do not all actively educate at home.

+1

I don't educate my 7th grader at home. At all. Ever. Shes gets straight A's. But we are over in Ganglandia - Eastern Middle School. I'm sure they'll be tons for you to say about my kid serving McDonalds when she's 40 or something to that effect. You know, it being such a sh!thole and all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:JWMS - now in 8th grade. I think it depends on your child TBH.

DC had HW every year, but, DC would finish all the CW and HW in school, so DC didn't actually bring any work home. Now in 8th grade, I sometimes see DC doing HW at home, and the most time spent on HW at home was about 30min. DC is a straight A student.

Another parent at JWMS told me that their DC was doing a lot of HW at home. So, I think it just depends on your child and whether your child can finish the work at school or not.

Also, at JWMS, DC had very little until this year, and now he has a ton. Also, a straight A student.

My social JW student seemed to have more hw. My quieter focused kid got it done in school. Both do very well.

Right... like I stated, it really depends on your kid.

I'm the first PP, and my DC is quite a studious, non-social kid. I know DC tries to be very efficient in class and finishes CW early so DC has plenty of time for HW in class. DC also thinks most of the work is pretty easy, so again, DC can finish it pretty quickly.

So I guess it depends on whether your DC is 1. uses their time efficiently in class and/or 2. finds the work easy and can finish it quickly in class

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What school? What program?

I think that MCPS pushed certain groups of students in accelerated courses to improve the optics but these students are very severly underprepared due to MCPS and their own home situation. A student with uninvolved parents can still thrive if the school system does a good job of educating them at school. However, we all know what a failure MCPS is, so if kids do not have parents actively educating them at home, they will flounder.

No we do not all consider MCPS a failure and we do not all actively educate at home.

+1

I don't educate my 7th grader at home. At all. Ever. Shes gets straight A's. But we are over in Ganglandia - Eastern Middle School. I'm sure they'll be tons for you to say about my kid serving McDonalds when she's 40 or something to that effect. You know, it being such a sh!thole and all.

Is your kid is in the magnet Humanities program in Eastern?

[Anonymous]

If your student needs are being met then that is great. If not, then you have to intervene. Some children are high ability and many times they are bored at school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What school? What program?

I think that MCPS pushed certain groups of students in accelerated courses to improve the optics but these students are very severly underprepared due to MCPS and their own home situation. A student with uninvolved parents can still thrive if the school system does a good job of educating them at school. However, we all know what a failure MCPS is, so if kids do not have parents actively educating them at home, they will flounder.

No we do not all consider MCPS a failure and we do not all actively educate at home.

+1

I don't educate my 7th grader at home. At all. Ever. Shes gets straight A's. But we are over in Ganglandia - Eastern Middle School. I'm sure they'll be tons for you to say about my kid serving McDonalds when she's 40 or something to that effect. You know, it being such a sh!thole and all.

Not me either, and we are in the Siberian Hinterlands. My kids are not floundering.

[Anonymous]

I have a twice exceptional (gifted and learning-disabled) child at North Bethesda Middle School. Despite hearing from other parents that their kids have practically no homework, this has NOT been the case for my child, whose main disability is slow processing speed. He has hours of homework every night (school and extra-curriculars) because he is so slow. I dread to think what high school will look like. We may need to tweak his IEP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What school? What program?

I think that MCPS pushed certain groups of students in accelerated courses to improve the optics but these students are very severly underprepared due to MCPS and their own home situation. A student with uninvolved parents can still thrive if the school system does a good job of educating them at school. However, we all know what a failure MCPS is, so if kids do not have parents actively educating them at home, they will flounder.

No we do not all consider MCPS a failure and we do not all actively educate at home.

+1

I don't educate my 7th grader at home. At all. Ever. Shes gets straight A's. But we are over in Ganglandia - Eastern Middle School. I'm sure they'll be tons for you to say about my kid serving McDonalds when she's 40 or something to that effect. You know, it being such a sh!thole and all.

Is your kid is in the magnet Humanities program in Eastern?

Nope. Gen pop.