Seems like MCPS is a mess

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No idea if OP is still around, but the state of the overall county system doesn’t matter to me nearly as much as individual experience of my kids when choosing a school. And our experience has been excellent, including working through an IEP and other special ed components.

+1

The propaganda about MCPS is staggering.

Thank Bethany Mandel and her band of RW garbage with Moms 4 Liberty and Family Council they are flooding social media fear fear-mongering and gaslighting.

Is MCPS perfect no. Is it what people on this forum spew about NO.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No idea if OP is still around, but the state of the overall county system doesn’t matter to me nearly as much as individual experience of my kids when choosing a school. And our experience has been excellent, including working through an IEP and other special ed components.

+1

The propaganda about MCPS is staggering.


Thank Bethany Mandel and her band of RW garbage with Moms 4 Liberty and Family Council they are flooding social media fear fear-mongering and gaslighting.

Is MCPS perfect no. Is it what people on this forum spew about NO.

Why not at least be open to the idea that everyone’s experiences don’t mirror yours?

[Anonymous]

Why are the far-right astroturfers so vested in this false decline narrative?

[Anonymous]

Gaithersburg High School cluster is great and up and coming like Frederick Schools

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Gaithersburg High School cluster is great and up and coming like Frederick Schools

Up and coming in farms?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No idea if OP is still around, but the state of the overall county system doesn’t matter to me nearly as much as individual experience of my kids when choosing a school. And our experience has been excellent, including working through an IEP and other special ed components.

+1

The propaganda about MCPS is staggering.

Thank Bethany Mandel and her band of RW garbage with Moms 4 Liberty and Family Council they are flooding social media fear fear-mongering and gaslighting.

Is MCPS perfect no. Is it what people on this forum spew about NO.

I agree. MCPS has some problems, like embracing silly trends like top-down equity, but aside from that, anyone who cares about school can get a great education. The biggest problem these days is a lot of people just don't care.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why are the far-right astroturfers so vested in this false decline narrative?

Because they want to get rid of the public school system.

[Anonymous]

Veteran Mcps staff member here- caught between a rock and a hard place -- private school would be a stretch on my income-- have seen the schools massively decline over the 20 years I've worked here. Special ed services are often terrible, there are schools that are completely out of control with behaviors, and the dumbing down of the education is upsetting. The principals they are hiring are not equipped for the job and they are often filling the staff positions with warm bodies. I would not choose to send my kids here if I made more money.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Veteran Mcps staff member here- caught between a rock and a hard place -- private school would be a stretch on my income-- have seen the schools massively decline over the 20 years I've worked here. Special ed services are often terrible, there are schools that are completely out of control with behaviors, and the dumbing down of the education is upsetting. The principals they are hiring are not equipped for the job and they are often filling the staff positions with warm bodies. I would not choose to send my kids here if I made more money.

Are you saying you know for a fact that every single public school in MCPS is dumbed down and out of control, and that private schools have neither of these problems? What about top ranked publics?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No idea if OP is still around, but the state of the overall county system doesn’t matter to me nearly as much as individual experience of my kids when choosing a school. And our experience has been excellent, including working through an IEP and other special ed components.

+1

The propaganda about MCPS is staggering.


Thank Bethany Mandel and her band of RW garbage with Moms 4 Liberty and Family Council they are flooding social media fear fear-mongering and gaslighting.

Is MCPS perfect no. Is it what people on this forum spew about NO.

Why not at least be open to the idea that everyone’s experiences don’t mirror yours?

Because people on this board who want to be negative about McPs, can’t be open to the idea that everyone’s experience doesn’t mirror theirs. And thereby nothing positive can ever be true.

Everything in MCPS is lollipops and rainbows but it also isn’t doom and gloom either. And you all won’t talk about with that nuance.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No idea if OP is still around, but the state of the overall county system doesn’t matter to me nearly as much as individual experience of my kids when choosing a school. And our experience has been excellent, including working through an IEP and other special ed components.

+1

The propaganda about MCPS is staggering.


Thank Bethany Mandel and her band of RW garbage with Moms 4 Liberty and Family Council they are flooding social media fear fear-mongering and gaslighting.

Is MCPS perfect no. Is it what people on this forum spew about NO.

Why not at least be open to the idea that everyone’s experiences don’t mirror yours?

Because people on this board who want to be negative about McPs, can’t be open to the idea that everyone’s experience doesn’t mirror theirs. And thereby nothing positive can ever be true.

Everything in MCPS is lollipops and rainbows but it also isn’t doom and gloom either. And you all won’t talk about with that nuance.

Anytime I post my experiences, which are more often than not positive, they accuse me of being MCPS comms. This is a very loud minority committed to this doomsday message, and although they post enough here to drown out most others, they are just a fringe group that gets 0 traction at the polls.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Veteran Mcps staff member here- caught between a rock and a hard place -- private school would be a stretch on my income-- have seen the schools massively decline over the 20 years I've worked here. Special ed services are often terrible, there are schools that are completely out of control with behaviors, and the dumbing down of the education is upsetting. The principals they are hiring are not equipped for the job and they are often filling the staff positions with warm bodies. I would not choose to send my kids here if I made more money.

Are you saying you know for a fact that every single public school in MCPS is dumbed down and out of control, and that private schools have neither of these problems? What about top ranked publics?

I'm saying it's much harder for the majority of kids to get a good education at mcps these days. The affluent and involved parents can still heavily supplement to fill in the gaps- the majority of parents (those not on dcum) do not have the time or resources to do this. And yes, mcps schools are as a whole, are much less safe than they used to be.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No idea if OP is still around, but the state of the overall county system doesn’t matter to me nearly as much as individual experience of my kids when choosing a school. And our experience has been excellent, including working through an IEP and other special ed components.

+1

The propaganda about MCPS is staggering.


Thank Bethany Mandel and her band of RW garbage with Moms 4 Liberty and Family Council they are flooding social media fear fear-mongering and gaslighting.

Is MCPS perfect no. Is it what people on this forum spew about NO.

Why not at least be open to the idea that everyone’s experiences don’t mirror yours?

Because people on this board who want to be negative about McPs, can’t be open to the idea that everyone’s experience doesn’t mirror theirs. And thereby nothing positive can ever be true.

Everything in MCPS is lollipops and rainbows but it also isn’t doom and gloom either. And you all won’t talk about with that nuance.

It only works if you are willing to put in an effort and many just aren't willing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Veteran Mcps staff member here- caught between a rock and a hard place -- private school would be a stretch on my income-- have seen the schools massively decline over the 20 years I've worked here. Special ed services are often terrible, there are schools that are completely out of control with behaviors, and the dumbing down of the education is upsetting. The principals they are hiring are not equipped for the job and they are often filling the staff positions with warm bodies. I would not choose to send my kids here if I made more money.

Are you saying you know for a fact that every single public school in MCPS is dumbed down and out of control, and that private schools have neither of these problems? What about top ranked publics?

I'm saying it's much harder for the majority of kids to get a good education at mcps these days. The affluent and involved parents can still heavily supplement to fill in the gaps- the majority of parents (those not on dcum) do not have the time or resources to do this. And yes, mcps schools are as a whole, are much less safe than they used to be.

So the problem is non-involved parents?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Veteran Mcps staff member here- caught between a rock and a hard place -- private school would be a stretch on my income-- have seen the schools massively decline over the 20 years I've worked here. Special ed services are often terrible, there are schools that are completely out of control with behaviors, and the dumbing down of the education is upsetting. The principals they are hiring are not equipped for the job and they are often filling the staff positions with warm bodies. I would not choose to send my kids here if I made more money.

Are you saying you know for a fact that every single public school in MCPS is dumbed down and out of control, and that private schools have neither of these problems? What about top ranked publics?

I'm saying it's much harder for the majority of kids to get a good education at mcps these days. The affluent and involved parents can still heavily supplement to fill in the gaps- the majority of parents (those not on dcum) do not have the time or resources to do this. And yes, mcps schools are as a whole, are much less safe than they used to be.

So the problem is non-involved parents?

Is that statement breaking news to you?