Educational Inequities in MCPS

[Anonymous]

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/09/25/opinion/ibram-kendi-bu-center-for-antiracist-research/


Quite telling. The author and the staff seem kind of clueless. Writing a musing autobiography isn't the same as being an effective teacher / persuader.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I stopped caring about how other kids perform. my kids love it when the obnoxious kids don't show up for class. Or if they sit in the back on their phones as long as they dont make noise. Every kid has the same opportunities at school so we can't use that as an excuse. if the kid doesn't care and the parents don't care, why should schools bend over backwards and throw money and resources at a problem they will never be able to fix.

This. I gave up caring, honestly. My kids are doing fine. Yes, the kids in their class are annoying but my kids are doing well in school because they're actually disciplined and want to do well. They stay out of trouble and hang out with the right people. My kids are going to be successful, the other kids? Oh well.

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Anonymous wrote:The bad schools aren't bad because of MCPS. The bad schools are bad because of the students and parents.

On the plus side, this suggests a solution: massively increase magnet admissions, further boosting the scores at magnet schools.

The bad schools aren’t ONLY because of MCPS, but it is a fact that MCPS under resources and neglects its poorer schools for the most part. They also allow bad teachers to do mediocre at poor performing schools. Largely because the engaged, active parents at the W schools will make so much noise that admin will respond to.

At the end of the day, parents need to do better all around. Be involved in their kids’ schooling and their kids’ lives and a lot of the problems at school will disappear.

Then we can hold MCPS accountable for its share.

It has nothing to do with mcps at all. There isn't a single case study that days more money works.
There isn't a single case study that says buying works. There isn't a single case study that says any combination of programs work.
This isn't a problem in mcps. This is a nationwide phenomenon. And no one, anywhere even with all of the money behind them in the world, has figured out a way to solve it.

Did you read my post? I said the majority of the problem lies with parents. Either because they are unengaged in the schools and their kids' education or because they're the source of dysfunction, trauma and stress in their kids' lives, which leads to them acting out.

However, as I said, MCPS does neglect and underserve its poorer schools. But you're right, throwing money at the problem doesn't fix it. Because if it did, Baltimore's schools, which spends over $20,000 per pupil, would be at the top of the nation. But they aren't.

Many poor Asians seem to be able to rise.

And y'all wonder why anti-racism is important. Jesus.

Exactly. Racism against Asians in MCPS is very real. There are a few bad apples in the CO and teaching staff, but I doubt anything will change under McKnight.

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Anonymous wrote:The bad schools aren't bad because of MCPS. The bad schools are bad because of the students and parents.

On the plus side, this suggests a solution: massively increase magnet admissions, further boosting the scores at magnet schools.

The bad schools aren’t ONLY because of MCPS, but it is a fact that MCPS under resources and neglects its poorer schools for the most part. They also allow bad teachers to do mediocre at poor performing schools. Largely because the engaged, active parents at the W schools will make so much noise that admin will respond to.

At the end of the day, parents need to do better all around. Be involved in their kids’ schooling and their kids’ lives and a lot of the problems at school will disappear.

Then we can hold MCPS accountable for its share.

It has nothing to do with mcps at all. There isn't a single case study that days more money works.
There isn't a single case study that says buying works. There isn't a single case study that says any combination of programs work.
This isn't a problem in mcps. This is a nationwide phenomenon. And no one, anywhere even with all of the money behind them in the world, has figured out a way to solve it.

Did you read my post? I said the majority of the problem lies with parents. Either because they are unengaged in the schools and their kids' education or because they're the source of dysfunction, trauma and stress in their kids' lives, which leads to them acting out.

However, as I said, MCPS does neglect and underserve its poorer schools. But you're right, throwing money at the problem doesn't fix it. Because if it did, Baltimore's schools, which spends over $20,000 per pupil, would be at the top of the nation. But they aren't.

Many poor Asians seem to be able to rise.

And y'all wonder why anti-racism is important. Jesus.

Exactly. Racism against Asians in MCPS is very real. There are a few bad apples in the CO and teaching staff, but I doubt anything will change under McKnight.

This is a victim mentality. Asians are doing fine in MCPS. Much better than almost any other cohort.

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Anonymous wrote:The bad schools aren't bad because of MCPS. The bad schools are bad because of the students and parents.

On the plus side, this suggests a solution: massively increase magnet admissions, further boosting the scores at magnet schools.

The bad schools aren’t ONLY because of MCPS, but it is a fact that MCPS under resources and neglects its poorer schools for the most part. They also allow bad teachers to do mediocre at poor performing schools. Largely because the engaged, active parents at the W schools will make so much noise that admin will respond to.

At the end of the day, parents need to do better all around. Be involved in their kids’ schooling and their kids’ lives and a lot of the problems at school will disappear.

Then we can hold MCPS accountable for its share.

It has nothing to do with mcps at all. There isn't a single case study that days more money works.
There isn't a single case study that says buying works. There isn't a single case study that says any combination of programs work.
This isn't a problem in mcps. This is a nationwide phenomenon. And no one, anywhere even with all of the money behind them in the world, has figured out a way to solve it.

Did you read my post? I said the majority of the problem lies with parents. Either because they are unengaged in the schools and their kids' education or because they're the source of dysfunction, trauma and stress in their kids' lives, which leads to them acting out.

However, as I said, MCPS does neglect and underserve its poorer schools. But you're right, throwing money at the problem doesn't fix it. Because if it did, Baltimore's schools, which spends over $20,000 per pupil, would be at the top of the nation. But they aren't.

Many poor Asians seem to be able to rise.

And y'all wonder why anti-racism is important. Jesus.

Exactly. Racism against Asians in MCPS is very real. There are a few bad apples in the CO and teaching staff, but I doubt anything will change under McKnight.

This is a victim mentality. Asians are doing fine in MCPS. Much better than almost any other cohort.

"Doing fine" isn't a metric for measuring racism. Racial equity discriminates against those deemed ahead (Asians and whites) to favor those deemed behind (blacks and Hispanics). Because Asians are at the top educationally in MCPS they suffer the most racial discrimination aka racism.

[Anonymous]

Its an intractable problem. The problems start at home and are intergenerational.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Its an intractable problem. The problems start at home and are intergenerational.

What caused the problems at home?
Spontaneous genesis?