MD report cards are out!
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Anonymous
On the other hand, some of us did send our kids to private school but left for MCPS and like it! Pefect, no, but overall better for our family. Kids happen to manage the bigger classes just fine and appreciate the overall bigger pond. |
Anonymous
You got that right. Why would anyone be happy with a giant bureaucracy with so much infighting that even the employees won't utilize its services? Makes you think. |
Anonymous
DP. People who are not you may have opinions that are not your opinions, on account of being people who are not you. I am another person who is happy with MCPS. Yes, it's not perfect, but I don't expect perfection in this world. |
Anonymous
There's a difference between not expecting perfection and trying to avoid an unsafe environment. These are kids. It's our job as adults to keep them in a safe and orderly environment so that they can LEARN to make wise decisions as young adults. My daughter was in private through 3rd grade; my son was always a PS kid. When we moved, we thought we chose a moderate cluster w/o competition-inducing suicides and hallway fights. We were wrong. The disruptive behaviors in our daughter's middle school chipped away at classroom instruction, as discipline was NOT a priority. As a result, rigor was not a priority. These disruptive kids have gone on to high school, and based on what I've heard from my daughter's friends, the behaviors are still the same. why? b/c the county allows it to continue . . . We moved out of area to a smaller community where my kids can walk to their local PUBLIC school. My daughter has a chromebook but it's rarely used. Guess what? They WRITE! She may be one of the few who writes in cursive (Thanks, Catholics!), but her peers don't complain, as it's what they are used to. not one fight, no rude behaviors, orderly environment And based on the other thread (report card), teachers have a handle on the curriculum, as this system does NOT rely upon canned lessons. So autonomy is not dead here. I am not gloating. I am just a 25+ year educator who was tired seeing opportunities for learning go down the tubes. When the majority of my was spent on behaviors, I took a step back and questioned my role as teacher in a sinking system. So we made a change. If I can't put my kids and myself first, I certainly can't find the energy to help 130+ kids I see each day. sorry - But teachers HAVE to step up. They have to put themselves first before any major changes can occur. cuz it ain't pretty folks - And it's only getting worse. |
Anonymous
There's a difference between not expecting perfection and trying to avoid an unsafe environment. These are kids. It's our job as adults to keep them in a safe and orderly environment so that they can LEARN to make wise decisions as young adults. My daughter was in private through 3rd grade; my son was always a PS kid. When we moved, we thought we chose a moderate cluster w/o competition-inducing suicides and hallway fights. We were wrong. The disruptive behaviors in our daughter's middle school chipped away at classroom instruction, as discipline was NOT a priority. As a result, rigor was not a priority. These disruptive kids have gone on to high school, and based on what I've heard from my daughter's friends, the behaviors are still the same. why? b/c the county allows it to continue . . . We moved out of area to a smaller community where my kids can walk to their local PUBLIC school. My daughter has a chromebook but it's rarely used. Guess what? They WRITE! She may be one of the few who writes in cursive (Thanks, Catholics!), but her peers don't complain, as it's what they are used to. not one fight, no rude behaviors, orderly environment And based on the other thread (report card), teachers have a handle on the curriculum, as this system does NOT rely upon canned lessons. So autonomy is not dead here. I am not gloating. I am just a 25+ year educator who was tired seeing opportunities for learning go down the tubes. When the majority of my was spent on behaviors, I took a step back and questioned my role as teacher in a sinking system. So we made a change. If I can't put my kids and myself first, I certainly can't find the energy to help 130+ kids I see each day. sorry - But teachers HAVE to step up. They have to put themselves first before any major changes can occur. cuz it ain't pretty folks - And it's only getting worse. |
Anonymous
| sorry for the double post - But I am doubly angry after moving through this thread. |
Anonymous
I think you should be less angry. Find a job in one of the tutoring companies or start one. This is a ripe market for supplementing income for high ability kids, especially Asian-Americans. Regardless of how good or bad a school system is, Asian-American students have always studied at an accelerated pace and with more rigor. Majority also keep an eye on the curriculum being followed by students in their country of origin, so they have a great understanding of what is required to be globally competitive. If private schools and catholic schools were better than public in academics, Asian-Americans would enroll their students in those schools. |
Anonymous
It would be great if people stopped peddling model-minority stereotypes on this forum (or anywhere else). Also, the country of origin for Asian-Americans who were born in the US is: the US. Right? |
Anonymous
Exactly! Count me as one of those families. |
Anonymous
+1 million. It's not a myth; it's a stereotype that is both inaccurate (see NYC stats about poorest minority groups) and harmful. |
Anonymous
My school has every race but white in the proficiency results. It's possible that there are not enough white kids in the school to meet the threshold for accurate data. |
Anonymous
| Interesting that in DD's elementary school, the Special Ed kids (of which DD is one) show almost 60% proficient. But when you look at MS and HS, the percentage slips to the teens. I wonder why that is. |
Anonymous
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Wootton #1 overall.
Suck it, magnets and other Ws. |
Anonymous
? Magnets are in schools with much higher FARMs rate than Wootton. The data is for the entire schools, not just for the magnet cohort. Kind of pathetic to be comparing a school that has almost no FARMs rate to a school with 20%+ FARMs rate. WJ also has a higher FARMS rate than Wootton. |
Anonymous
The sophomore is texting in class. Sorry that your W teacher chooses to overlook your poor behavioral choices |