Why do parents from high FARMS school

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why don't we move all the high level classes from your school to put them at schools that have much less, and you see how your kids feel when they don't have access to the classes they want.

The new plan seeks to ensure that the same core set of advanced classes are offered at every single high school in the county. That is a good thing. We should all work together to make sure MCPS actually delivers, and maybe exceeds?, on this instead endless and pointless fighting.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Yeah rich biches we are ready to fight your greedy racist a$$3s

How is this racist?
DCC people have lost their mind.

DCC people have explained ad nauseum why the direction in which MCPS is moving hurts our schools, and OP just ignored all of it. We can continue explaining it to you, but it's a waste of time because you simply don't care. You know your property values are higher not because your schools are so great but because MCPS sucks at educating Black, EML and low income students. As long as their test scores are terrible you can get more money for your house zoned for a school that has so few from these groups. There is no point arguing with someone who won't admit that they benefit financially from racial inequity and want to continue benefiting financially from it.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Why don't we move all the high level classes from your school to put them at schools that have much less, and you see how your kids feel when they don't have access to the classes they want.

The new plan seeks to ensure that the same core set of advanced classes are offered at every single high school in the county. That is a good thing. We should all work together to make sure MCPS actually delivers, and maybe exceeds?, on this instead endless and pointless fighting.

Clearly you aren't paying attention. Those core classes are the basic classe all schools aready have so saying that is a joke. And, those classes are not equal to what is at your school. So, by your arguement, we should cut out all classes except those core classes and everyone will be happy?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yeah rich biches we are ready to fight your greedy racist a$$3s

How is this racist?
DCC people have lost their mind.

DCC people have explained ad nauseum why the direction in which MCPS is moving hurts our schools, and OP just ignored all of it. We can continue explaining it to you, but it's a waste of time because you simply don't care. You know your property values are higher not because your schools are so great but because MCPS sucks at educating Black, EML and low income students. As long as their test scores are terrible you can get more money for your house zoned for a school that has so few from these groups. There is no point arguing with someone who won't admit that they benefit financially from racial inequity and want to continue benefiting financially from it.

Take race out of it and look at the inequities. DCC families have smaller lot sizes so that plays a huge factor in property taxes. You can fit 2-4 houses in the DCC as in other areas. Also, many DCC homes cost as much or more now.

Real issue is they don't want competition.

[Anonymous]

MCPS too large. One size does not fit all.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Why don't we move all the high level classes from your school to put them at schools that have much less, and you see how your kids feel when they don't have access to the classes they want.

The new plan seeks to ensure that the same core set of advanced classes are offered at every single high school in the county. That is a good thing. We should all work together to make sure MCPS actually delivers, and maybe exceeds?, on this instead endless and pointless fighting.

Clearly you aren't paying attention. Those core classes are the basic classe all schools aready have so saying that is a joke. And, those classes are not equal to what is at your school. So, by your arguement, we should cut out all classes except those core classes and everyone will be happy?

+1

This has been pointed out about 50 times on these boards. They do not care. They do not want equity as it is contrary to their financial interests.

[Anonymous]

How about no magnets and each school has equal course offerings in stem, humanities, and arts? That sounds fair to me. Also, no basing it on “student interest” because that is a bogus cop out.

I wish they would do this but they won’t.

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Anonymous wrote:Low income students can't travel far. They have jobs and sibling care responsibilities. So if you put magnets in the high income schools, you basically siphon off highest resourced high performing students from the low income schools. The kids that are left have a very small cohort and the school can no longer sustain advanced coursework. It is truly better not to have a magnet at all
High income students already have advanced classes at their home schools.

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This. No more all county magnets. Focus resources on all the home schools so all kids have access to challenging course. And be ok that sometimes it's 10 kids in a hard class in some schools.

This I would be okay with. I wish they would just build up all of the county high schools. But the DCC parents seem very against this with the theory that their children haven't had equal access to classes even though they have the magnets and consortium. It's not magically better in the low FARMS school. They have classes with 35-40 students too. They don't deserve to get ignored or looked down upon just because they are in a different area of the county.

You don't understand. DCC students HAVE to travel further to access the SAME classes that Whitman and BCC students have at their home school. The fear is they won't have access at all without the flexibility of the DCC. Classes in DCC schools are not smaller.

Demanding equity is not "looking down" on you. You are making this about you when your child gets more resources and opportunities than ours. I do judge you because you sound very self involved.

And yet from my viewpoint, you are making this all about your child and not considering everyone in the county. I am not sayiing that every program needs to be at a low FARMS school, just that there should be a fair distribution.

I wish my child had access to child development classes because she would love that, but it is not offered at our school. I will welcome the opportunity to have niche programs that other students in the county can access. They don't need to be academic ones to draw students.

Then, your child goes to MC to take child development classes or cosa's. Problem solved. Many of the W schools have child development classes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How about no magnets and each school has equal course offerings in stem, humanities, and arts? That sounds fair to me. Also, no basing it on “student interest” because that is a bogus cop out.

I wish they would do this but they won’t.

How are you planning to fund this?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why don't we move all the high level classes from your school to put them at schools that have much less, and you see how your kids feel when they don't have access to the classes they want.

The new plan seeks to ensure that the same core set of advanced classes are offered at every single high school in the county. That is a good thing. We should all work together to make sure MCPS actually delivers, and maybe exceeds?, on this instead endless and pointless fighting.

Clearly you aren't paying attention. Those core classes are the basic classe all schools aready have so saying that is a joke. And, those classes are not equal to what is at your school. So, by your arguement, we should cut out all classes except those core classes and everyone will be happy?

Maybe there are certain classes that should be added to the core set? That is fine. Let's do it. More investment in advanced classes at every school will serve the most kids. It doesn't have to be us v them

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:feel that the "academic" programs need to be at their school? This is not supposed to be about making these schools have equal FARMS rates, but rather about having equal acccess for all students in the county. For too long, Blair, which is located down in the bottom of the county and not close to most students, has held the programs with the big draw. Students choose not to go due to the long bus rides. Certainly, my child at Churchill would not consider it. Now they are trying to make it so all students are not too far away and adding more seats- this is a good thing. Do I think it is going to be hard to implement- yes. But I like the thinking. And I do not think that they need to consider FARMS rates when choosing which program is placed in each school. Existing teachers, space, and interest should dominate the thinking.

Putting high-demand academic programs in low-income schools is a time-tested strategy for raising the performance of the school and/or preventing families from leaving the area. That’s why the Blair magnet was placed there. Same with the RM magnet.

Placing high-demand academic programs in high-performing schools that already receive substantial community support is gilding the lily.

then why did the Kennedy IB program fail?

It’s struggling, not failed. And it’s poverty.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Why don't we move all the high level classes from your school to put them at schools that have much less, and you see how your kids feel when they don't have access to the classes they want.

The new plan seeks to ensure that the same core set of advanced classes are offered at every single high school in the county. That is a good thing. We should all work together to make sure MCPS actually delivers, and maybe exceeds?, on this instead endless and pointless fighting.

Clearly you aren't paying attention. Those core classes are the basic classe all schools aready have so saying that is a joke. And, those classes are not equal to what is at your school. So, by your arguement, we should cut out all classes except those core classes and everyone will be happy?

Maybe there are certain classes that should be added to the core set? That is fine. Let's do it. More investment in advanced classes at every school will serve the most kids. It doesn't have to be us v them

I'm so glad you have given the go ahead but many people have already asked for this. MCPS is not doing it.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Low income students can't travel far. They have jobs and sibling care responsibilities. So if you put magnets in the high income schools, you basically siphon off highest resourced high performing students from the low income schools. The kids that are left have a very small cohort and the school can no longer sustain advanced coursework. It is truly better not to have a magnet at all
High income students already have advanced classes at their home schools.

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This. No more all county magnets. Focus resources on all the home schools so all kids have access to challenging course. And be ok that sometimes it's 10 kids in a hard class in some schools.

This I would be okay with. I wish they would just build up all of the county high schools. But the DCC parents seem very against this with the theory that their children haven't had equal access to classes even though they have the magnets and consortium. It's not magically better in the low FARMS school. They have classes with 35-40 students too. They don't deserve to get ignored or looked down upon just because they are in a different area of the county.

You don't understand. DCC students HAVE to travel further to access the SAME classes that Whitman and BCC students have at their home school. The fear is they won't have access at all without the flexibility of the DCC. Classes in DCC schools are not smaller.

Demanding equity is not "looking down" on you. You are making this about you when your child gets more resources and opportunities than ours. I do judge you because you sound very self involved.

And yet from my viewpoint, you are making this all about your child and not considering everyone in the county. I am not sayiing that every program needs to be at a low FARMS school, just that there should be a fair distribution.

I wish my child had access to child development classes because she would love that, but it is not offered at our school. I will welcome the opportunity to have niche programs that other students in the county can access. They don't need to be academic ones to draw students.

Then, your child goes to MC to take child development classes or cosa's. Problem solved. Many of the W schools have child development classes.

Exactly this! If a specialized class or program is not offered at your school, you can go to MC or get a COSA. Problem solved- no need for any of these specialized programs.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why don't we move all the high level classes from your school to put them at schools that have much less, and you see how your kids feel when they don't have access to the classes they want.

The new plan seeks to ensure that the same core set of advanced classes are offered at every single high school in the county. That is a good thing. We should all work together to make sure MCPS actually delivers, and maybe exceeds?, on this instead endless and pointless fighting.

Clearly you aren't paying attention. Those core classes are the basic classe all schools aready have so saying that is a joke. And, those classes are not equal to what is at your school. So, by your arguement, we should cut out all classes except those core classes and everyone will be happy?

Maybe there are certain classes that should be added to the core set? That is fine. Let's do it. More investment in advanced classes at every school will serve the most kids. It doesn't have to be us v them

I'm so glad you have given the go ahead but many people have already asked for this. MCPS is not doing it.

Oh ffs I was agreeing with you that students shouldn't have to travel from
their home school to access a core set of advanced classes. You just don't want to hear it and would rather score points.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Why don't we move all the high level classes from your school to put them at schools that have much less, and you see how your kids feel when they don't have access to the classes they want.

The new plan seeks to ensure that the same core set of advanced classes are offered at every single high school in the county. That is a good thing. We should all work together to make sure MCPS actually delivers, and maybe exceeds?, on this instead endless and pointless fighting.

Clearly you aren't paying attention. Those core classes are the basic classe all schools aready have so saying that is a joke. And, those classes are not equal to what is at your school. So, by your arguement, we should cut out all classes except those core classes and everyone will be happy?

Maybe there are certain classes that should be added to the core set? That is fine. Let's do it. More investment in advanced classes at every school will serve the most kids. It doesn't have to be us v them

In order to make that happen, funding has to come from somewhere, so is your school willing to give up classes so other schools can offer them?