We are new to Robert Frost Middle School and Not Impressed

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Anonymous wrote:This is OP. I don’t find the work to be very challenging, it’s too crowded, everybody’s in “advanced” classes. We moved here from a much better school system. But sounds lif this is considered great among you folks I guess there’s no point in moving to another cluster.

Which school system?

There are lots of better public school systems in this country when compared to MCPS. MCPS is a dysfunctional mess. Some fantastic teachers, but they are struggling to work in a mess of a district. And MS is most definitely the worst.

Blah, blah, blah,..
Which school system?

I’m not the OP, but I have family in other states. My niece in AZ attends an amazing public charter school that has provided her with a phenomenal education (especially in Math). Way better than what MCPS has provided.

I also have a nephew in a NJ public school system (town-based, which I think is so much better) who has had things like a foreign language since ES.

MCPS caters to the lowest-achieving students and by doing so, it has brought the entire school system down. I had kids who went for a CES to a home MS and it was pretty depressing and boring. The kids are capable of more, and the low expectations lead to even lower performance.

I bet you that your "amazing" school system doesn't even come close to the numbers of math Olympians that MCPS has produced.

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Anonymous wrote:This is OP. I don’t find the work to be very challenging, it’s too crowded, everybody’s in “advanced” classes. We moved here from a much better school system. But sounds lif this is considered great among you folks I guess there’s no point in moving to another cluster.

Would you share where you moved from?

Am guessing it was another state with small localized school systems. Mine in PA was like this. Much preferred to MCPS.

Likely Massachusetts. OP - thank you for posting. MCPS schools are largely mediocre- and everyone here works for the schools, paid VERY well so they’ve drank the kool-aide. Thanks for speaking up. It was our observation too / coming from DODEA school system.

I know very very very few people who work for MCPS. It can't be *everyone* since OP doesn't work for MCPS, and neither do I. Do you? If you do, why do you work for MCPS if it sucks? Just for the money? You must be part of the problem with MCPS. Too many people working for MCPS just for the money and not to educate kids.

This has got to be the same poster who claims on every other thread that "everyone" either works for MCPS or "has an in-law who's a bus driver" for MCPS. It seems to reflect a very specific grievance for them.

and clearly that poster didn't even read through the thread or has reading comprehension issues because 99% of the posts are negative about MS in MCPS.

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Anonymous wrote:This is OP. I don’t find the work to be very challenging, it’s too crowded, everybody’s in “advanced” classes. We moved here from a much better school system. But sounds lif this is considered great among you folks I guess there’s no point in moving to another cluster.

Would you share where you moved from?

Am guessing it was another state with small localized school systems. Mine in PA was like this. Much preferred to MCPS.

You mean one those school systems with 2,000 to 5,000 k-12 students?

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Anonymous wrote:This is OP. I don’t find the work to be very challenging, it’s too crowded, everybody’s in “advanced” classes. We moved here from a much better school system. But sounds lif this is considered great among you folks I guess there’s no point in moving to another cluster.

Would you share where you moved from?

Am guessing it was another state with small localized school systems. Mine in PA was like this. Much preferred to MCPS.

You mean one those school systems with 2,000 to 5,000 k-12 students?

yea that's an apples to orange comparison.

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OP, definitely go to the Back to School night and talk to the teachers...maybe your child should apply to the magnet schools for high school.

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Anonymous wrote:This is OP. I don’t find the work to be very challenging, it’s too crowded, everybody’s in “advanced” classes. We moved here from a much better school system. But sounds lif this is considered great among you folks I guess there’s no point in moving to another cluster.

Which school system?

There are lots of better public school systems in this country when compared to MCPS. MCPS is a dysfunctional mess. Some fantastic teachers, but they are struggling to work in a mess of a district. And MS is most definitely the worst.

Blah, blah, blah,..
Which school system?

I’m not the OP, but I have family in other states. My niece in AZ attends an amazing public charter school that has provided her with a phenomenal education (especially in Math). Way better than what MCPS has provided.

I also have a nephew in a NJ public school system (town-based, which I think is so much better) who has had things like a foreign language since ES.

MCPS caters to the lowest-achieving students and by doing so, it has brought the entire school system down. I had kids who went for a CES to a home MS and it was pretty depressing and boring. The kids are capable of more, and the low expectations lead to even lower performance.

I bet you that your "amazing" school system doesn't even come close to the numbers of math Olympians that MCPS has produced.

And how many of those Math Olympians in MCPs come from Blair or Poolesville SMACS? I’m the PP who said the Magnet HS programs are good in MCPS and they are.

My kid does math competitions and you have a very close-minded view if you think Montgomery County is at the top. Lots of highly talented math students in other parts of the country - CA, AZ, NJ (Princeton), TX.

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Anonymous wrote:This is OP. I don’t find the work to be very challenging, it’s too crowded, everybody’s in “advanced” classes. We moved here from a much better school system. But sounds lif this is considered great among you folks I guess there’s no point in moving to another cluster.

Which school system?

There are lots of better public school systems in this country when compared to MCPS. MCPS is a dysfunctional mess. Some fantastic teachers, but they are struggling to work in a mess of a district. And MS is most definitely the worst.

Blah, blah, blah,..
Which school system?

I’m not the OP, but I have family in other states. My niece in AZ attends an amazing public charter school that has provided her with a phenomenal education (especially in Math). Way better than what MCPS has provided.

I also have a nephew in a NJ public school system (town-based, which I think is so much better) who has had things like a foreign language since ES.

MCPS caters to the lowest-achieving students and by doing so, it has brought the entire school system down. I had kids who went for a CES to a home MS and it was pretty depressing and boring. The kids are capable of more, and the low expectations lead to even lower performance.

I bet you that your "amazing" school system doesn't even come close to the numbers of math Olympians that MCPS has produced.

And how many of those Math Olympians in MCPs come from Blair or Poolesville SMACS? I’m the PP who said the Magnet HS programs are good in MCPS and they are.

My kid does math competitions and you have a very close-minded view if you think Montgomery County is at the top. Lots of highly talented math students in other parts of the country - CA, AZ, NJ (Princeton), TX.

No one ever said there are not highly talented math students in other parts of the country; it is you who claimed that your niece "amazing" charter has way more better math than MCPS. You are the one who is close-minded and the hater.

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Anonymous wrote:This is OP. I don’t find the work to be very challenging, it’s too crowded, everybody’s in “advanced” classes. We moved here from a much better school system. But sounds lif this is considered great among you folks I guess there’s no point in moving to another cluster.

Which school system?

There are lots of better public school systems in this country when compared to MCPS. MCPS is a dysfunctional mess. Some fantastic teachers, but they are struggling to work in a mess of a district. And MS is most definitely the worst.

Blah, blah, blah,..
Which school system?

I’m not the OP, but I have family in other states. My niece in AZ attends an amazing public charter school that has provided her with a phenomenal education (especially in Math). Way better than what MCPS has provided.

I also have a nephew in a NJ public school system (town-based, which I think is so much better) who has had things like a foreign language since ES.

MCPS caters to the lowest-achieving students and by doing so, it has brought the entire school system down. I had kids who went for a CES to a home MS and it was pretty depressing and boring. The kids are capable of more, and the low expectations lead to even lower performance.

I bet you that your "amazing" school system doesn't even come close to the numbers of math Olympians that MCPS has produced.

Of course it doesn't but I love to complain.

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Anonymous wrote:This is OP. I don’t find the work to be very challenging, it’s too crowded, everybody’s in “advanced” classes. We moved here from a much better school system. But sounds lif this is considered great among you folks I guess there’s no point in moving to another cluster.

Which school system?

There are lots of better public school systems in this country when compared to MCPS. MCPS is a dysfunctional mess. Some fantastic teachers, but they are struggling to work in a mess of a district. And MS is most definitely the worst.

Blah, blah, blah,..
Which school system?

I’m not the OP, but I have family in other states. My niece in AZ attends an amazing public charter school that has provided her with a phenomenal education (especially in Math). Way better than what MCPS has provided.

I also have a nephew in a NJ public school system (town-based, which I think is so much better) who has had things like a foreign language since ES.

MCPS caters to the lowest-achieving students and by doing so, it has brought the entire school system down. I had kids who went for a CES to a home MS and it was pretty depressing and boring. The kids are capable of more, and the low expectations lead to even lower performance.

I bet you that your "amazing" school system doesn't even come close to the numbers of math Olympians that MCPS has produced.

And how many of those Math Olympians in MCPs come from Blair or Poolesville SMACS? I’m the PP who said the Magnet HS programs are good in MCPS and they are.

My kid does math competitions and you have a very close-minded view if you think Montgomery County is at the top. Lots of highly talented math students in other parts of the country - CA, AZ, NJ (Princeton), TX.

No one ever said there are not highly talented math students in other parts of the country; it is you who claimed that your niece "amazing" charter has way more better math than MCPS. You are the one who is close-minded and the hater.

All I know is depiste it's smaller size Blair always beats TJ in every matchup and US News thinks they're the #1 HS in the US.

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You know, if you solely read this forum, you'd think only geniuses live in Moco.

Op, my kid is in middle school too (not a magnet or frost, but likely similar). She's smart but not going to make math olympiad. Some classes are good (math, global humanities, science), and some are average (English, foreign language). I found the social aspect such a big difference that I was grateful that she wasn't feeling high pressure in every class..now in 7th grade, she pretty much has hw daily in math, foreign language, and humanities and it takes 1-1.5 hrs. To me, that's sufficient.

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Anonymous wrote:This is OP. I don’t find the work to be very challenging, it’s too crowded, everybody’s in “advanced” classes. We moved here from a much better school system. But sounds lif this is considered great among you folks I guess there’s no point in moving to another cluster.

Which school system?

There are lots of better public school systems in this country when compared to MCPS. MCPS is a dysfunctional mess. Some fantastic teachers, but they are struggling to work in a mess of a district. And MS is most definitely the worst.

Blah, blah, blah,..
Which school system?

I’m not the OP, but I have family in other states. My niece in AZ attends an amazing public charter school that has provided her with a phenomenal education (especially in Math). Way better than what MCPS has provided.

I also have a nephew in a NJ public school system (town-based, which I think is so much better) who has had things like a foreign language since ES.

MCPS caters to the lowest-achieving students and by doing so, it has brought the entire school system down. I had kids who went for a CES to a home MS and it was pretty depressing and boring. The kids are capable of more, and the low expectations lead to even lower performance.

I bet you that your "amazing" school system doesn't even come close to the numbers of math Olympians that MCPS has produced.

And how many of those Math Olympians in MCPs come from Blair or Poolesville SMACS? I’m the PP who said the Magnet HS programs are good in MCPS and they are.

My kid does math competitions and you have a very close-minded view if you think Montgomery County is at the top. Lots of highly talented math students in other parts of the country - CA, AZ, NJ (Princeton), TX.

No one ever said there are not highly talented math students in other parts of the country; it is you who claimed that your niece "amazing" charter has way more better math than MCPS. You are the one who is close-minded and the hater.

All I know is depiste it's smaller size Blair always beats TJ in every matchup and US News thinks they're the #1 HS in the US.

Keep smokin' that TP weed cuz that's the only why Blair will ever get that high, despite what you think.

#11 in Montgomery County Public Schools
#34 in Maryland
https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/maryland/rankings

#12 in Maryland
https://www.niche.com/k12/search/best-public-high-schools/s/maryland/

#143 in Maryland
https://www.greatschools.org/maryland/schools/?gradeLevels=h&page=6&view=table

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Anonymous wrote:You know, if you solely read this forum, you'd think only geniuses live in Moco.

Op, my kid is in middle school too (not a magnet or frost, but likely similar). She's smart but not going to make math olympiad. Some classes are good (math, global humanities, science), and some are average (English, foreign language). I found the social aspect such a big difference that I was grateful that she wasn't feeling high pressure in every class..now in 7th grade, she pretty much has hw daily in math, foreign language, and humanities and it takes 1-1.5 hrs. To me, that's sufficient.

? Plenty of people post on here stating that there kids are above average, not genius. I don't get that sense. Sure, there are a lot of high performers in MCPS. There are a lot of lawyers, doctors, scientists, IT professionsal whose kids go to MCPS, so it makes sense that there are a lot of smart kids in the district.

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Anonymous wrote:This is OP. I don’t find the work to be very challenging, it’s too crowded, everybody’s in “advanced” classes. We moved here from a much better school system. But sounds lif this is considered great among you folks I guess there’s no point in moving to another cluster.

Which school system?

There are lots of better public school systems in this country when compared to MCPS. MCPS is a dysfunctional mess. Some fantastic teachers, but they are struggling to work in a mess of a district. And MS is most definitely the worst.

Blah, blah, blah,..
Which school system?

I’m not the OP, but I have family in other states. My niece in AZ attends an amazing public charter school that has provided her with a phenomenal education (especially in Math). Way better than what MCPS has provided.

I also have a nephew in a NJ public school system (town-based, which I think is so much better) who has had things like a foreign language since ES.

MCPS caters to the lowest-achieving students and by doing so, it has brought the entire school system down. I had kids who went for a CES to a home MS and it was pretty depressing and boring. The kids are capable of more, and the low expectations lead to even lower performance.

I bet you that your "amazing" school system doesn't even come close to the numbers of math Olympians that MCPS has produced.

And how many of those Math Olympians in MCPs come from Blair or Poolesville SMACS? I’m the PP who said the Magnet HS programs are good in MCPS and they are.

My kid does math competitions and you have a very close-minded view if you think Montgomery County is at the top. Lots of highly talented math students in other parts of the country - CA, AZ, NJ (Princeton), TX.

No one ever said there are not highly talented math students in other parts of the country; it is you who claimed that your niece "amazing" charter has way more better math than MCPS. You are the one who is close-minded and the hater.

Frost once even beat TPMS in a math contest.

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Anonymous wrote:I liked was way more impressed with my child’s middle school experience than my child’s high school experience. This was JW/RM.

That's a shocker. Vast majority of parents I spoke to, and including us, preferred RM to JW, which was completely lackluster, especially the academics. Even my kids are happy to be out of JW and now at RM.

I listened to the JW principal (many years ago) say that MS was about social development more than academics. Agree RM was better.

Maybe if they gave more challenging school work, kids would have less time to be jerks to each other.

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Anonymous wrote:This is OP. I don’t find the work to be very challenging, it’s too crowded, everybody’s in “advanced” classes. We moved here from a much better school system. But sounds lif this is considered great among you folks I guess there’s no point in moving to another cluster.

Which school system?

There are lots of better public school systems in this country when compared to MCPS. MCPS is a dysfunctional mess. Some fantastic teachers, but they are struggling to work in a mess of a district. And MS is most definitely the worst.

Blah, blah, blah,..
Which school system?

I’m not the OP, but I have family in other states. My niece in AZ attends an amazing public charter school that has provided her with a phenomenal education (especially in Math). Way better than what MCPS has provided.

I also have a nephew in a NJ public school system (town-based, which I think is so much better) who has had things like a foreign language since ES.

MCPS caters to the lowest-achieving students and by doing so, it has brought the entire school system down. I had kids who went for a CES to a home MS and it was pretty depressing and boring. The kids are capable of more, and the low expectations lead to even lower performance.

I bet you that your "amazing" school system doesn't even come close to the numbers of math Olympians that MCPS has produced.

And how many of those Math Olympians in MCPs come from Blair or Poolesville SMACS? I’m the PP who said the Magnet HS programs are good in MCPS and they are.

My kid does math competitions and you have a very close-minded view if you think Montgomery County is at the top. Lots of highly talented math students in other parts of the country - CA, AZ, NJ (Princeton), TX.

No one ever said there are not highly talented math students in other parts of the country; it is you who claimed that your niece "amazing" charter has way more better math than MCPS. You are the one who is close-minded and the hater.

All I know is depiste it's smaller size Blair always beats TJ in every matchup and US News thinks they're the #1 HS in the US.

Keep smokin' that TP weed cuz that's the only why Blair will ever get that high, despite what you think.

#11 in Montgomery County Public Schools
#34 in Maryland
https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/maryland/rankings

#12 in Maryland
https://www.niche.com/k12/search/best-public-high-schools/s/maryland/

#143 in Maryland
https://www.greatschools.org/maryland/schools/?gradeLevels=h&page=6&view=table

The poster's point was TJ tops the charts on these silly lists but in every real matchup Blair trounces them. In other words, the ranking is pretty worthless.