Where do you consider MCPS high schools on a scale of good-bad
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Anonymous
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Tier 1
Churchill Wootton Whitman Poolesville Magnet RMIB Blair SMACs Tier 2 WJ/Woodward BCC QO Olney NW Blair CAPS Sherwood Blake Tier 3 Seneca Valley Clarksburg Rockville Blair non-magnet RM non-magnet Tier 4 Einstein Kennedy Springbrook Gaithersburg High School Magruder |
Anonymous
+1 OP why don't you weigh in. What are your criteria for a good school? |
Anonymous
Wow, Woodward's in tier 2 even though it doesn't exist yet. And Olney is not a high school. |
Anonymous
NP Great School: * Solid curriculum with many subjects and ECs in lower grades, real specialized teachers grade 7 onwards, breadth of classes and clubs grades 9-12 * Well-trained, effective teachers who can customize their subject matter well. * Differentiation in math, english lit, science, history (base level, honors, remedial), by class room (do not do whole bell curve of abilities in each class of 30-35 kids in MS or HS) * Community that values education and can demonstrate that: involved, work hard, stay out of trouble, go to class, strong goals (college, trades/careers) * Logistics easy to get to/from school * Cut the caps by 2 kids in each ES (from 27 to 25), MS (from 30 to 32), HS (from 35 to 33) |
Anonymous
low expectations make meeting them easy. Go you |
Anonymous
| This thread is straight BS to make people feel better about their housing choices. |
Anonymous
And the idiot missed actual high schools. Ignorant |
Anonymous
Indeed, so why would QO be rated higher than RM? Could it be because QO and Sherwood has more white people than RM? Surely, that can't be the reason why you rated it higher, right? Just trying to understand why your reasoning. |
Anonymous
Don't all schools have similar curriculums except for the magnets? |
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Anonymous
Yes, which is why this thread is stupid and based on social economic status. Tier 1 - Magnets Tier 2 - Everyone else. If you don't believe me, go search the news sites and see all of the negative events at each of these "top tier" schools. |
Anonymous
+1. Or at least use great schools or niche rankings as a basis for your list. They at least have an objective methodology for their rankings rather than just a “feeling.” |
Anonymous
Really just economic status. |
Anonymous
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The magnet curricula throughout MCPS (and at all grade levels) is superior to the non-magnet curricula.
This is just a list of schools in order of how wealthy the parents are. |
Anonymous
The magnet curricula are better for whom? Not for everyone. |