no trolling - comparing MoCo vs WOTP DCPS schools
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Anonymous
For context, are you teaching at a high performing school in a WOTP DCPS (or its equivalent elsewhere in the city)? All the kids I know are at or near the benchmark and many are high performing. Read the message; I'm pretty sure they are not. In my WOTP ES, the majority of kids are at or near benchmark, and many are high performing. For MS, most kids still seem to do well, but I am hearing more stories about disruption in classrooms and yes, my kid could probably be more challenged, but DC is still learning. We will reevaluate when we get to HS. I am hearing good things about Wilson and my neighbors report great college immatriculation for their kids. |
Anonymous
Read the message; I'm pretty sure they are not. In my WOTP ES, the majority of kids are at or near benchmark, and many are high performing. For MS, most kids still seem to do well, but I am hearing more stories about disruption in classrooms and yes, my kid could probably be more challenged, but DC is still learning. We will reevaluate when we get to HS. I am hearing good things about Wilson and my neighbors report great college immatriculation for their kids. PP that asked whether the posting DCPS teacher is at WOTP ES school (or equivalent) here. I asked because I do not want to presume, but the experience/opinion would mean a lot more if so in a thread discussing WTOP schools v MOCO or NOVA schools. There is definitely disruption at Deal, but there also is in middle schools in MoCo, the friend who tells me the most worrying middle school stories about her child is one where the child is in a MoCo G&T program. But that is all social issues, not education. |
Anonymous
You picked the wealthiest schools in DC and compared them to a diverse set of schools in MD. That's called cherry picking your data OP. |
Anonymous
+1 And Ross ES EOTP, not WOTP. But I guess you want to use it because its test scores are higher than most of the WOTP schools. |
Anonymous
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We are now in an MCPS school but also have prior experience with DCPS, one EOTP school and one WOTP school. Honestly, had a good experience in all 3 schools.
The EOTP school had a lot of resources from Title I funds and DCPS-specific funds for low-performing schools. Smaller class sizes than any other school I've seen, very engaged teachers, excellent principal. The WOTP school had a very active PTA that could raise funds to pay for additional staff members. Class sizes were a lot larger though than the EOTP school. MCPS has been really good for us - we are at a truly diverse school (no majority race/ethnicity), child receives acceleration when it is needed, and in future may qualify for more formal acceleration (what they call compacted math, for example, where kids do three years of math in two). I don't think my child will get into the G&T programs, which are intended for the top 2%, but they are there to serve the kids that are truly gifted (not just smart). I really don't think it needs to be a big competition between the various school systems. Kids can get a good education at any of these schools. |
Anonymous
Are you in ES or MS, PP? |
Anonymous
ES |
Anonymous
I thought OP is using these schools because many say that there are no schools in DC better than top MCPS. |
Anonymous
| Why isn't Shepherd listed? I thought it also has pretty decent scores. |
Anonymous
How many times do we have to go over this ? They are not the same assessments. Different standards. You cannot compare PARCC assessment taken in DC to PARCC assessment taken in MD. Different standards. MD standards are very high and tough. A simple Google search could have told you that. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/PARCC "When administering the PARCC assessment, states will be able to tailor the exams to their standards, classes, and other accountability tools that are unique to each state." THERE IS NOTHING TO DISCUSS |
Anonymous
don't lose your cool yet. DC kids do well too you know. Takes nothing away from MD kids. |
Anonymous
That's correct, but these scores are meaningless because they are from different standards. |
Anonymous
I know, I know, this is DCUM where delusion sometimes passes as fact... This thread for example |
Anonymous
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What is the point of PARCC if it is not actually standardized? Wasn’t the whole point that you could compare across districts/states? I know that soon enough, DC will be the only place left using it, but still, that is asinine.
Sorry for that tangent. |
Anonymous
No, it wasn't. |