Are parent teacher conferences once a school year in MCPS?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You all are not thinking about this correctly. MCPS views everything thing through the lens of what does this mean for the achievement gap not what is the best thing to do from educational perspective for all kids.

At high SES schools, parent teacher conferences have very high attendance. Parents want more and want to know how they kid who is already meeting the basics can do more. Since the kids have already met the basic bar these conferences have no value to MCPS at all. Any energy spent on high performing students is a waste of resources and makes the achievement gap worse. Teacher availability is subject the individual teacher's preference.

At low SES schools, very few parents come to the parent teacher conferences. MCPS desperately wants these parents to come so they can work with their kids at home more and catch up because it isn't happening in the classroom. Offering more conferences doesn't solve this problem.

Hense the reason they are SES. Anyone can get their child out of poor background if they make education a major priority. Sadly most don't and it is the never ending cycle of poverty.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You all are not thinking about this correctly. MCPS views everything thing through the lens of what does this mean for the achievement gap not what is the best thing to do from educational perspective for all kids.

At high SES schools, parent teacher conferences have very high attendance. Parents want more and want to know how they kid who is already meeting the basics can do more. Since the kids have already met the basic bar these conferences have no value to MCPS at all. Any energy spent on high performing students is a waste of resources and makes the achievement gap worse. Teacher availability is subject the individual teacher's preference.

At low SES schools, very few parents come to the parent teacher conferences. MCPS desperately wants these parents to come so they can work with their kids at home more and catch up because it isn't happening in the classroom. Offering more conferences doesn't solve this problem.

Hense the reason they are SES. Anyone can get their child out of poor background if they make education a major priority. Sadly most don't and it is the never ending cycle of poverty.

Tell that to my former Kennedy students who graduated with good GPAs and then had to leave college in a year or two because they couldn't close the gap between FA and the remainder of tuition.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You all are not thinking about this correctly. MCPS views everything thing through the lens of what does this mean for the achievement gap not what is the best thing to do from educational perspective for all kids.

At high SES schools, parent teacher conferences have very high attendance. Parents want more and want to know how they kid who is already meeting the basics can do more. Since the kids have already met the basic bar these conferences have no value to MCPS at all. Any energy spent on high performing students is a waste of resources and makes the achievement gap worse. Teacher availability is subject the individual teacher's preference.

At low SES schools, very few parents come to the parent teacher conferences. MCPS desperately wants these parents to come so they can work with their kids at home more and catch up because it isn't happening in the classroom. Offering more conferences doesn't solve this problem.

Hense the reason they are SES. Anyone can get their child out of poor background if they make education a major priority. Sadly most don't and it is the never ending cycle of poverty.

Tell that to my former Kennedy students who graduated with good GPAs and then had to leave college in a year or two because they couldn't close the gap between FA and the remainder of tuition.

Who is "they" Why do people always place blame on "them" Your education from k-12 is free. Planning for 13-16 takes a lot of work beforehand.

What about grants, loans, other types of aid. How about going to community college and he can work PT or FT to help offset the costs. Find a way or make one. The world doesn't owe you anything. You owe it to yourself to find your own path. Be appreciative you had the FA they offered instead of saying "they" ruined your son's college career.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You all are not thinking about this correctly. MCPS views everything thing through the lens of what does this mean for the achievement gap not what is the best thing to do from educational perspective for all kids.

At high SES schools, parent teacher conferences have very high attendance. Parents want more and want to know how they kid who is already meeting the basics can do more. Since the kids have already met the basic bar these conferences have no value to MCPS at all. Any energy spent on high performing students is a waste of resources and makes the achievement gap worse. Teacher availability is subject the individual teacher's preference.

At low SES schools, very few parents come to the parent teacher conferences. MCPS desperately wants these parents to come so they can work with their kids at home more and catch up because it isn't happening in the classroom. Offering more conferences doesn't solve this problem.

Hense the reason they are SES. Anyone can get their child out of poor background if they make education a major priority. Sadly most don't and it is the never ending cycle of poverty.

Tell that to my former Kennedy students who graduated with good GPAs and then had to leave college in a year or two because they couldn't close the gap between FA and the remainder of tuition.

Who is "they" Why do people always place blame on "them" Your education from k-12 is free. Planning for 13-16 takes a lot of work beforehand.

What about grants, loans, other types of aid. How about going to community college and he can work PT or FT to help offset the costs. Find a way or make one. The world doesn't owe you anything. You owe it to yourself to find your own path. Be appreciative you had the FA they offered instead of saying "they" ruined your son's college career.

Exactly. Why not take a student loan like the rest of us who figured out a way to obtain a college education? If you really want it, there's a way.