Time for a mutiny yet? MCPS = crummy math, no grammar, poor writing

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Anonymous wrote:The Kirwan commission has been pretty harsh about the state of Maryland education and the path it needs to take to restore itself to its former glory. But it looks like Annapolis is less interested in funding that than throwing tax breaks at Amazon.

Yes and yet Maryland still rank #1

https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/articles/how-states-compare

Or #37 when student demographics are taken into account: https://www.urban.org/urban-wire/how-do-states-really-stack-2015-naep

Oh right, demographics eh? And 2015?

Yes, demographics. Maryland (especially MCPS) has one of the most affluent and educated populaces in the US. Kids here do well on standardized tests, even when the instruction is poor. Of course, they don't do as well as kids of similarly educated and affluent parents in other states, and that's the important thing.

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Hah...nice try! Another MCPS parent in complete denial.

DP.

Me: My kids are getting a good education in MCPS.
You: No, they're not!

PP here. I am just basing my assumption on the fact that there are 18 pages of unhappy mcps parents whining about the lack of grammar and writing instruction among other things. Perhaps you are happy, but that doesn't mean the curriculum is competitive with the rest of the country/world and private schools that are light years ahead of mcps.

18 pages of mostly private schools parents trying to bash MCPS.
MCPS is the most competitive school system in the DC area. It is proven in any academic competition. Period.
The "least desirable "school in MCPS will beat the best any other school system has to offer, that includes the privates .
When was the last time a school other than MCPS has won the "it's academics " competition?

That’s the measure of it all, right? A Saturday morning half hour trivia bowl? The kids that win automatically get a BS from MIT after all.

Also, it’s ‘It’s Academic’

Let me simplify it for you.
You all can't even compete with MCPS in this simple trivia bowl, even after paying up $40000 . Don't even need to mention STEM competitions.
Like I said, keep bashing the big dog so you can feel better about paying for an inferior product.

Your response doesn't make any sense. Of course the top students in a 50,000 student pool will beat private school kids. That doesn't tell you anything about the quality of education in MCPS versus privates.

Wow!!
Is it really that hard for you?
It's not about numbers. Each school chooses the three best-suited students and alternatives to represent the school. So a school can have just 100 students, beat all the schools with higher students and wins the competition every year...because of the quality of the education .
Hence the reason MCPS owns the competition.

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Anonymous wrote:The Kirwan commission has been pretty harsh about the state of Maryland education and the path it needs to take to restore itself to its former glory. But it looks like Annapolis is less interested in funding that than throwing tax breaks at Amazon.

Yes and yet Maryland still rank #1

https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/articles/how-states-compare

Or #37 when student demographics are taken into account: https://www.urban.org/urban-wire/how-do-states-really-stack-2015-naep

Oh right, demographics eh? And 2015?

Yes, demographics. Maryland (especially MCPS) has one of the most affluent and educated populaces in the US. Kids here do well on standardized tests, even when the instruction is poor. Of course, they don't do as well as kids of similarly educated and affluent parents in other states, and that's the important thing.

You did see Maryland is ranked #1 ....in 2017, right?

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Hah...nice try! Another MCPS parent in complete denial.

DP.

Me: My kids are getting a good education in MCPS.
You: No, they're not!

PP here. I am just basing my assumption on the fact that there are 18 pages of unhappy mcps parents whining about the lack of grammar and writing instruction among other things. Perhaps you are happy, but that doesn't mean the curriculum is competitive with the rest of the country/world and private schools that are light years ahead of mcps.

18 pages of mostly private schools parents trying to bash MCPS.
MCPS is the most competitive school system in the DC area. It is proven in any academic competition. Period.
The "least desirable "school in MCPS will beat the best any other school system has to offer, that includes the privates .
When was the last time a school other than MCPS has won the "it's academics " competition?

That’s the measure of it all, right? A Saturday morning half hour trivia bowl? The kids that win automatically get a BS from MIT after all.

Also, it’s ‘It’s Academic’

Let me simplify it for you.
You all can't even compete with MCPS in this simple trivia bowl, even after paying up $40000 . Don't even need to mention STEM competitions.
Like I said, keep bashing the big dog so you can feel better about paying for an inferior product.

Your response doesn't make any sense. Of course the top students in a 50,000 student pool will beat private school kids. That doesn't tell you anything about the quality of education in MCPS versus privates.

Wow!!
Is it really that hard for you?
It's not about numbers. Each school chooses the three best-suited students and alternatives to represent the school. So a school can have just 100 students, beat all the schools with higher students and wins the competition every year...because of the quality of the education .
Hence the reason MCPS owns the competition.

Huh? MCPS high schools have class sizes that are typically 5-10x those of the private opponents. And even then, it's usually Blair that just crushes everyone, thanks to having the elite one percentile of students who get admitted to SMAC.

Furthermore, It's Academic is a show that's based on regurgitating memorized information, so it's not really in the wheelhouse of most privates.

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Hah...nice try! Another MCPS parent in complete denial.

DP.

Me: My kids are getting a good education in MCPS.
You: No, they're not!

PP here. I am just basing my assumption on the fact that there are 18 pages of unhappy mcps parents whining about the lack of grammar and writing instruction among other things. Perhaps you are happy, but that doesn't mean the curriculum is competitive with the rest of the country/world and private schools that are light years ahead of mcps.

18 pages of mostly private schools parents trying to bash MCPS.
MCPS is the most competitive school system in the DC area. It is proven in any academic competition. Period.
The "least desirable "school in MCPS will beat the best any other school system has to offer, that includes the privates .
When was the last time a school other than MCPS has won the "it's academics " competition?

That’s the measure of it all, right? A Saturday morning half hour trivia bowl? The kids that win automatically get a BS from MIT after all.

Also, it’s ‘It’s Academic’

Let me simplify it for you.
You all can't even compete with MCPS in this simple trivia bowl, even after paying up $40000 . Don't even need to mention STEM competitions.
Like I said, keep bashing the big dog so you can feel better about paying for an inferior product.

Your response doesn't make any sense. Of course the top students in a 50,000 student pool will beat private school kids. That doesn't tell you anything about the quality of education in MCPS versus privates.

Wow!!
Is it really that hard for you?
It's not about numbers. Each school chooses the three best-suited students and alternatives to represent the school. So a school can have just 100 students, beat all the schools with higher students and wins the competition every year...because of the quality of the education .
Hence the reason MCPS owns the competition.

Huh? MCPS high schools have class sizes that are typically 5-10x those of the private opponents. And even then, it's usually Blair that just crushes everyone, thanks to having the elite one percentile of students who get admitted to SMAC.

Furthermore, It's Academic is a show that's based on regurgitating memorized information, so it's not really in the wheelhouse of most privates.

I don't really have a dog in this fight, but what's your purpose in this thread? Seriously. Yes, it's a game show. My brother went to the school all you private parents salivate over and was on both It's Academic and Teen Jeopardy. It seemed in his wheelhouse at the time.

New money private parents are the ABSOLUTE WORST.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Hah...nice try! Another MCPS parent in complete denial.

DP.

Me: My kids are getting a good education in MCPS.
You: No, they're not!

PP here. I am just basing my assumption on the fact that there are 18 pages of unhappy mcps parents whining about the lack of grammar and writing instruction among other things. Perhaps you are happy, but that doesn't mean the curriculum is competitive with the rest of the country/world and private schools that are light years ahead of mcps.

18 pages of mostly private schools parents trying to bash MCPS.
MCPS is the most competitive school system in the DC area. It is proven in any academic competition. Period.
The "least desirable "school in MCPS will beat the best any other school system has to offer, that includes the privates .
When was the last time a school other than MCPS has won the "it's academics " competition?

That’s the measure of it all, right? A Saturday morning half hour trivia bowl? The kids that win automatically get a BS from MIT after all.

Also, it’s ‘It’s Academic’

Let me simplify it for you.
You all can't even compete with MCPS in this simple trivia bowl, even after paying up $40000 . Don't even need to mention STEM competitions.
Like I said, keep bashing the big dog so you can feel better about paying for an inferior product.

Your response doesn't make any sense. Of course the top students in a 50,000 student pool will beat private school kids. That doesn't tell you anything about the quality of education in MCPS versus privates.

Wow!!
Is it really that hard for you?
It's not about numbers. Each school chooses the three best-suited students and alternatives to represent the school. So a school can have just 100 students, beat all the schools with higher students and wins the competition every year...because of the quality of the education .
Hence the reason MCPS owns the competition.

Huh? MCPS high schools have class sizes that are typically 5-10x those of the private opponents. And even then, it's usually Blair that just crushes everyone, thanks to having the elite one percentile of students who get admitted to SMAC.

Furthermore, It's Academic is a show that's based on regurgitating memorized information, so it's not really in the wheelhouse of most privates.

I don't really have a dog in this fight, but what's your purpose in this thread? Seriously. Yes, it's a game show. My brother went to the school all you private parents salivate over and was on both It's Academic and Teen Jeopardy. It seemed in his wheelhouse at the time.

New money private parents are the ABSOLUTE WORST.

My purpose in this thread is to say that judging MCPS or local independents based on what happens on It's Academic is stupid. And I'm not even a private parent.

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Hah...nice try! Another MCPS parent in complete denial.

DP.

Me: My kids are getting a good education in MCPS.
You: No, they're not!

PP here. I am just basing my assumption on the fact that there are 18 pages of unhappy mcps parents whining about the lack of grammar and writing instruction among other things. Perhaps you are happy, but that doesn't mean the curriculum is competitive with the rest of the country/world and private schools that are light years ahead of mcps.

18 pages of mostly private schools parents trying to bash MCPS.
MCPS is the most competitive school system in the DC area. It is proven in any academic competition. Period.
The "least desirable "school in MCPS will beat the best any other school system has to offer, that includes the privates .
When was the last time a school other than MCPS has won the "it's academics " competition?

That’s the measure of it all, right? A Saturday morning half hour trivia bowl? The kids that win automatically get a BS from MIT after all.

Also, it’s ‘It’s Academic’

Let me simplify it for you.
You all can't even compete with MCPS in this simple trivia bowl, even after paying up $40000 . Don't even need to mention STEM competitions.
Like I said, keep bashing the big dog so you can feel better about paying for an inferior product.

Your response doesn't make any sense. Of course the top students in a 50,000 student pool will beat private school kids. That doesn't tell you anything about the quality of education in MCPS versus privates.

Wow!!
Is it really that hard for you?
It's not about numbers. Each school chooses the three best-suited students and alternatives to represent the school. So a school can have just 100 students, beat all the schools with higher students and wins the competition every year...because of the quality of the education .
Hence the reason MCPS owns the competition.

Huh? MCPS high schools have class sizes that are typically 5-10x those of the private opponents. And even then, it's usually Blair that just crushes everyone, thanks to having the elite one percentile of students who get admitted to SMAC.

Furthermore, It's Academic is a show that's based on regurgitating memorized information, so it's not really in the wheelhouse of most privates.

I don't really have a dog in this fight, but what's your purpose in this thread? Seriously. Yes, it's a game show. My brother went to the school all you private parents salivate over and was on both It's Academic and Teen Jeopardy. It seemed in his wheelhouse at the time.

New money private parents are the ABSOLUTE WORST.

IDK - my DD wouldn’t be CAUGHT DEAD on It’s Academic. If I even suggested it she’d slug me. It’s not for everyone. Or many. It’s a rare bird, I think, that would do it. And yes, she’s going to a top university next year. We don’t have to specify what kind of school she goes to because it’s not relevant.

Shouldn’t this be a separate thread?

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Not the PP but stats don't lie which means there is no myth. It is the truth. You can't teach poor 3rd world immigrants Algebra. Why? Because their parents haven't learned past a 3rd grade math themselves, can't speak English. So that is 100% on the schools to actually teach these kids. And guess what? They can't. Even with all the funding in the world, even with ESOL, even with learning specialists, etc... They gap is not closing. Why is that?

Poor Asian immigrants take education seriously and will suffer at the bottom to get their kids the highest education. They teach work ethic and study habits. The parents learn English quicker, go to the library and immerse themselves in whatever they need to, to help their kids.

Go to a library in MCPS on the weekend. 80% of the families in there are Asian. They spend hours in there. My daughter volunteered in one last summer. They set up shop reading and learning. They go outside and have a picnic and come back in again.

It has nothing to do with SES and everything to do with priorities.

Why do people feel a need to build themselves up by tearing other people down?

I’m sorry - was your child on It’s Academic or something? ‘ It’s Academic’ isn't the title of this thread and no one knows you or your
kid and therefore you can safely conclude that no one meant to hurt your feelings. The butthurt thing can stop now, ok?

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Hah...nice try! Another MCPS parent in complete denial.

DP.

Me: My kids are getting a good education in MCPS.
You: No, they're not!

PP here. I am just basing my assumption on the fact that there are 18 pages of unhappy mcps parents whining about the lack of grammar and writing instruction among other things. Perhaps you are happy, but that doesn't mean the curriculum is competitive with the rest of the country/world and private schools that are light years ahead of mcps.

18 pages of mostly private schools parents trying to bash MCPS.
MCPS is the most competitive school system in the DC area. It is proven in any academic competition. Period.
The "least desirable "school in MCPS will beat the best any other school system has to offer, that includes the privates .
When was the last time a school other than MCPS has won the "it's academics " competition?

That’s the measure of it all, right? A Saturday morning half hour trivia bowl? The kids that win automatically get a BS from MIT after all.

Also, it’s ‘It’s Academic’

Let me simplify it for you.
You all can't even compete with MCPS in this simple trivia bowl, even after paying up $40000 . Don't even need to mention STEM competitions.
Like I said, keep bashing the big dog so you can feel better about paying for an inferior product.

Your response doesn't make any sense. Of course the top students in a 50,000 student pool will beat private school kids. That doesn't tell you anything about the quality of education in MCPS versus privates.

Wow!!
Is it really that hard for you?
It's not about numbers. Each school chooses the three best-suited students and alternatives to represent the school. So a school can have just 100 students, beat all the schools with higher students and wins the competition every year...because of the quality of the education .
Hence the reason MCPS owns the competition.

Huh? MCPS high schools have class sizes that are typically 5-10x those of the private opponents. And even then, it's usually Blair that just crushes everyone, thanks to having the elite one percentile of students who get admitted to SMAC.

Furthermore, It's Academic is a show that's based on regurgitating memorized information, so it's not really in the wheelhouse of most privates.

I don't really have a dog in this fight, but what's your purpose in this thread? Seriously. Yes, it's a game show. My brother went to the school all you private parents salivate over and was on both It's Academic and Teen Jeopardy. It seemed in his wheelhouse at the time.

New money private parents are the ABSOLUTE WORST.

IDK - my DD wouldn’t be CAUGHT DEAD on It’s Academic. If I even suggested it she’d slug me. It’s not for everyone. Or many. It’s a rare bird, I think, that would do it. And yes, she’s going to a top university next year. We don’t have to specify what kind of school she goes to because it’s not relevant.

Shouldn’t this be a separate thread?

OMG, this was in the mid 90s. You're all so, so sad. We get it, your DD wouldn't do It's Academic. And you're a COOL MOM!

Just.... we are all laughing at you. Stop.

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Anonymous wrote:

Hah...nice try! Another MCPS parent in complete denial.

DP.

Me: My kids are getting a good education in MCPS.
You: No, they're not!

PP here. I am just basing my assumption on the fact that there are 18 pages of unhappy mcps parents whining about the lack of grammar and writing instruction among other things. Perhaps you are happy, but that doesn't mean the curriculum is competitive with the rest of the country/world and private schools that are light years ahead of mcps.

18 pages of mostly private schools parents trying to bash MCPS.
MCPS is the most competitive school system in the DC area. It is proven in any academic competition. Period.
The "least desirable "school in MCPS will beat the best any other school system has to offer, that includes the privates .
When was the last time a school other than MCPS has won the "it's academics " competition?

That’s the measure of it all, right? A Saturday morning half hour trivia bowl? The kids that win automatically get a BS from MIT after all.

Also, it’s ‘It’s Academic’

Let me simplify it for you.
You all can't even compete with MCPS in this simple trivia bowl, even after paying up $40000 . Don't even need to mention STEM competitions.
Like I said, keep bashing the big dog so you can feel better about paying for an inferior product.

Your response doesn't make any sense. Of course the top students in a 50,000 student pool will beat private school kids. That doesn't tell you anything about the quality of education in MCPS versus privates.

Wow!!
Is it really that hard for you?
It's not about numbers. Each school chooses the three best-suited students and alternatives to represent the school. So a school can have just 100 students, beat all the schools with higher students and wins the competition every year...because of the quality of the education .
Hence the reason MCPS owns the competition.

Huh? MCPS high schools have class sizes that are typically 5-10x those of the private opponents. And even then, it's usually Blair that just crushes everyone, thanks to having the elite one percentile of students who get admitted to SMAC.

Furthermore, It's Academic is a show that's based on regurgitating memorized information, so it's not really in the wheelhouse of most privates.

I don't really have a dog in this fight, but what's your purpose in this thread? Seriously. Yes, it's a game show. My brother went to the school all you private parents salivate over and was on both It's Academic and Teen Jeopardy. It seemed in his wheelhouse at the time.

New money private parents are the ABSOLUTE WORST.

IDK - my DD wouldn’t be CAUGHT DEAD on It’s Academic. If I even suggested it she’d slug me. It’s not for everyone. Or many. It’s a rare bird, I think, that would do it. And yes, she’s going to a top university next year. We don’t have to specify what kind of school she goes to because it’s not relevant.

Shouldn’t this be a separate thread?

GO AWAY PATHETIC HOLTON MOM

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Hah...nice try! Another MCPS parent in complete denial.

DP.

Me: My kids are getting a good education in MCPS.
You: No, they're not!

PP here. I am just basing my assumption on the fact that there are 18 pages of unhappy mcps parents whining about the lack of grammar and writing instruction among other things. Perhaps you are happy, but that doesn't mean the curriculum is competitive with the rest of the country/world and private schools that are light years ahead of mcps.

18 pages of mostly private schools parents trying to bash MCPS.
MCPS is the most competitive school system in the DC area. It is proven in any academic competition. Period.
The "least desirable "school in MCPS will beat the best any other school system has to offer, that includes the privates .
When was the last time a school other than MCPS has won the "it's academics " competition?

That’s the measure of it all, right? A Saturday morning half hour trivia bowl? The kids that win automatically get a BS from MIT after all.

Also, it’s ‘It’s Academic’

Let me simplify it for you.
You all can't even compete with MCPS in this simple trivia bowl, even after paying up $40000 . Don't even need to mention STEM competitions.
Like I said, keep bashing the big dog so you can feel better about paying for an inferior product.

Your response doesn't make any sense. Of course the top students in a 50,000 student pool will beat private school kids. That doesn't tell you anything about the quality of education in MCPS versus privates.

Wow!!
Is it really that hard for you?
It's not about numbers. Each school chooses the three best-suited students and alternatives to represent the school. So a school can have just 100 students, beat all the schools with higher students and wins the competition every year...because of the quality of the education .
Hence the reason MCPS owns the competition.

Huh? MCPS high schools have class sizes that are typically 5-10x those of the private opponents. And even then, it's usually Blair that just crushes everyone, thanks to having the elite one percentile of students who get admitted to SMAC.

Furthermore, It's Academic is a show that's based on regurgitating memorized information, so it's not really in the wheelhouse of most privates.

I don't really have a dog in this fight, but what's your purpose in this thread? Seriously. Yes, it's a game show. My brother went to the school all you private parents salivate over and was on both It's Academic and Teen Jeopardy. It seemed in his wheelhouse at the time.

New money private parents are the ABSOLUTE WORST.

IDK - my DD wouldn’t be CAUGHT DEAD on It’s Academic. If I even suggested it she’d slug me. It’s not for everyone. Or many. It’s a rare bird, I think, that would do it. And yes, she’s going to a top university next year. We don’t have to specify what kind of school she goes to because it’s not relevant.

Shouldn’t this be a separate thread?

GO AWAY PATHETIC HOLTON MOM

Hey, chill with the Holton bashing. Their team looked pretty good on the recent episode when they took down Bishop Ireton and West Springfield! I can't wait for the new episodes to air because DD will be making her 9th grade entry decision based on who wins between Holton and Whitman in the playoffs.

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Your response doesn't make any sense. Of course the top students in a 50,000 student pool will beat private school kids. That doesn't tell you anything about the quality of education in MCPS versus privates.

Why doesn't it? If the MCPS students, who are receiving an MCPS education, are beating the [Insert Name of Private School Here] students, who are receiving a [Insert Name of Private School Here] education?

If you think that you're getting your money's worth from your checks to your private school, that's great. Be happy, and please stop telling me that my kids in MCPS are getting a crummy education. I don't think they are, and I know more about my kids' education than you do.

The public school kids care about this, the private schools don’t seem to. Not my DD’s private school anyway. Plus in a smaller population it’s hard to find three kids that are going to care about an antiquated tv quiz bowl. It’s nice if some kids want to do it - I hope that Giant food keeps sponsoring it for them - but it’s a little silly.

Ha, ha, ha. Is that the excuse now? Private kids don't care about a TV quiz bowl! ?
Then why they even participate? Tell me what competition they care about?
This is the easiest one they should have won most of the times since according to their parents here ,they receive an all-around education.
I guess that all-around education is not up to par to MCPS.

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Your response doesn't make any sense. Of course the top students in a 50,000 student pool will beat private school kids. That doesn't tell you anything about the quality of education in MCPS versus privates.

Why doesn't it? If the MCPS students, who are receiving an MCPS education, are beating the [Insert Name of Private School Here] students, who are receiving a [Insert Name of Private School Here] education?

If you think that you're getting your money's worth from your checks to your private school, that's great. Be happy, and please stop telling me that my kids in MCPS are getting a crummy education. I don't think they are, and I know more about my kids' education than you do.

The public school kids care about this, the private schools don’t seem to. Not my DD’s private school anyway. Plus in a smaller population it’s hard to find three kids that are going to care about an antiquated tv quiz bowl. It’s nice if some kids want to do it - I hope that Giant food keeps sponsoring it for them - but it’s a little silly.

Ha, ha, ha. Is that the excuse now? Private kids don't care about a TV quiz bowl! ?
Then why they even participate? Tell me what competition they care about?
This is the easiest one they should have won most of the times since according to their parents here ,they receive an all-around education.
I guess that all-around education is not up to par to MCPS.

First of all, whether someone memorizes a bunch of trivia doesn't tell you anything about their critical thinking skills, ability to write clearly, etc. Second, few of the questions on It's Academic are things you're going to be taught in MCPS or these private schools. This whole tangent is ridiculous. Whatever your opinion about the quality of MCPS's teaching and curriculum, the results on It's Academic are a complete red herring to the topic. How about getting the thread back to an actual substantive discussion of relevant data and information?

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First of all, whether someone memorizes a bunch of trivia doesn't tell you anything about their critical thinking skills, ability to write clearly, etc. Second, few of the questions on It's Academic are things you're going to be taught in MCPS or these private schools. This whole tangent is ridiculous. Whatever your opinion about the quality of MCPS's teaching and curriculum, the results on It's Academic are a complete red herring to the topic. How about getting the thread back to an actual substantive discussion of relevant data and information?

DP. It can't go back to something it didn't have in the first place.

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Your response doesn't make any sense. Of course the top students in a 50,000 student pool will beat private school kids. That doesn't tell you anything about the quality of education in MCPS versus privates.

Why doesn't it? If the MCPS students, who are receiving an MCPS education, are beating the [Insert Name of Private School Here] students, who are receiving a [Insert Name of Private School Here] education?

If you think that you're getting your money's worth from your checks to your private school, that's great. Be happy, and please stop telling me that my kids in MCPS are getting a crummy education. I don't think they are, and I know more about my kids' education than you do.

The public school kids care about this, the private schools don’t seem to. Not my DD’s private school anyway. Plus in a smaller population it’s hard to find three kids that are going to care about an antiquated tv quiz bowl. It’s nice if some kids want to do it - I hope that Giant food keeps sponsoring it for them - but it’s a little silly.

Ha, ha, ha. Is that the excuse now? Private kids don't care about a TV quiz bowl! ?
Then why they even participate? Tell me what competition they care about?
This is the easiest one they should have won most of the times since according to their parents here ,they receive an all-around education.
I guess that all-around education is not up to par to MCPS.

First of all, whether someone memorizes a bunch of trivia doesn't tell you anything about their critical thinking skills, ability to write clearly, etc. Second, few of the questions on It's Academic are things you're going to be taught in MCPS or these private schools. This whole tangent is ridiculous. Whatever your opinion about the quality of MCPS's teaching and curriculum, the results on It's Academic are a complete red herring to the topic. How about getting the thread back to an actual substantive discussion of relevant data and information?

Ok then, tell me what competition(s) is/are relevant and the privates care about.