Did you waste your money buying a house to get access to MCPS?

[Anonymous]

With the recent news about the failure of 2.0, I wonder what we did when we bought our house to send our kids to MCPS.
My kids fall smack dab in the wave of 2.0. They are 13 and 14. They got a heavy dose of 2.0 and any changes that are planned won’t gelp them one bit.
It has been years of complaining, tutoring, frustration and a stint at a private school that we couldn’t afford.
The only upside for me is if they fix the schools (I can’t imagine it getting any worse), my property value will probably improve.
I feel as if my kids were cheated and as a parent, I was exhausted.
My distrust will persist because these public servants betrayed us.

[Anonymous]

Remember to vote out the school board members at the primary coming up in June.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:With the recent news about the failure of 2.0, I wonder what we did when we bought our house to send our kids to MCPS.
My kids fall smack dab in the wave of 2.0. They are 13 and 14. They got a heavy dose of 2.0 and any changes that are planned won’t gelp them one bit.
It has been years of complaining, tutoring, frustration and a stint at a private school that we couldn’t afford.
The only upside for me is if they fix the schools (I can’t imagine it getting any worse), my property value will probably improve.
I feel as if my kids were cheated and as a parent, I was exhausted.
My distrust will persist because these public servants betrayed us.

I am just really sorry, OP. I hope your kids have a more positive HS experience, and are well prepared for whatever they choose to do in life.

We have a much younger child who will start MCPS with the new curriculum. We signed a contract on a larger home in our neighborhood--as well as an expensive renovation of that home--weeks before the audit came out. We weren't too concerned with the overcrowding at our school (the outcomes are still good) or the Chromebook use (we figure they'll work out those kinks eventually), but the curriculum audit floored us. It was just so scathing.

Now we're left figuring out what to do. We'll watch what MCPS does and enroll our kid if the new curriculum seems better. If not, then what? We can't exactly easily sell a house we will have been in for just a couple of years. Private school would be a huge sacrifice for us. Plus, we love our neighborhood. We walked the streets when we bought our first home here after I got pregnant, talking about how great a place this will be to raise our daughter. The families are friendly, the neighborhood is safe ... it's almost a cloyingly idyllic suburban community. I am furious that MCPS's ineptitude will likely throw our family (and many others) into a very precarious state.

[Anonymous]

What is it with the spate of MCPS HAS BETRAYED US AND RUINED OUR LIVES threads on DCUM? Is this a regular spring break thing?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What is it with the spate of MCPS HAS BETRAYED US AND RUINED OUR LIVES threads on DCUM? Is this a regular spring break thing?

oh, shut up.

an audit just came out by Johns Hopkins saying the curriculum fails to teach foundational skills. so you can cut it out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What is it with the spate of MCPS HAS BETRAYED US AND RUINED OUR LIVES threads on DCUM? Is this a regular spring break thing?

It's true. -NP

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What is it with the spate of MCPS HAS BETRAYED US AND RUINED OUR LIVES threads on DCUM? Is this a regular spring break thing?

There are definitely a bunch of doom and gloom MCPS posters who resurface every now and then.

[Anonymous]

If I had to do it all again, I'd find a good homeschooling group.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What is it with the spate of MCPS HAS BETRAYED US AND RUINED OUR LIVES threads on DCUM? Is this a regular spring break thing?

oh, shut up.

an audit just came out by Johns Hopkins saying the curriculum fails to teach foundational skills. so you can cut it out.

Exactly. Be more informed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What is it with the spate of MCPS HAS BETRAYED US AND RUINED OUR LIVES threads on DCUM? Is this a regular spring break thing?

There are definitely a bunch of doom and gloom MCPS posters who resurface every now and then.

+1 MCPS has issues but many of these posters aren’t constructive. They’re starting posts on other forums (Virginia schools) that turn into rants about McPS. They need to run for the Board so they can change the things they feel are so badly mismanaged or find a job so they can stop whining.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What is it with the spate of MCPS HAS BETRAYED US AND RUINED OUR LIVES threads on DCUM? Is this a regular spring break thing?

There are definitely a bunch of doom and gloom MCPS posters who resurface every now and then.

+1 MCPS has issues but many of these posters aren’t constructive. They’re starting posts on other forums (Virginia schools) that turn into rants about McPS. They need to run for the Board so they can change the things they feel are so badly mismanaged or find a job so they can stop whining.

Or, just maybe, you could shut up. People are right to be upset that the curriculum failed their kids.

I have to assume that 1) you're an MCPS hack, 2) you're a private school parent, 3) you're from another school system, or 4) you don't give a crap about your kid's education.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Or, just maybe, you could shut up. People are right to be upset that the curriculum failed their kids.

I have to assume that 1) you're an MCPS hack, 2) you're a private school parent, 3) you're from another school system, or 4) you don't give a crap about your kid's education.

Those are silly assumptions. Why would you make them? I don't work for MCPS, I have two kids in MCPS, and my kids' education in MCPS has been fine so far. Perfect? No, but I don't expect perfection.

How, specifically, has the curriculum failed your child?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What is it with the spate of MCPS HAS BETRAYED US AND RUINED OUR LIVES threads on DCUM? Is this a regular spring break thing?

There are definitely a bunch of doom and gloom MCPS posters who resurface every now and then.

+1 MCPS has issues but many of these posters aren’t constructive. They’re starting posts on other forums (Virginia schools) that turn into rants about McPS. They need to run for the Board so they can change the things they feel are so badly mismanaged or find a job so they can stop whining.

Or, just maybe, you could shut up. People are right to be upset that the curriculum failed their kids.

I have to assume that 1) you're an MCPS hack, 2) you're a private school parent, 3) you're from another school system, or 4) you don't give a crap about your kid's education.

Wrong on all 4 counts. I’m happy with the education my kid is receiving at McPS. I’m sorry you aren’t. I place a high priority on education and purchased a house based on parental feedback and test scores. Part of being an enlightened human is understanding that your experience isn’t universal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Or, just maybe, you could shut up. People are right to be upset that the curriculum failed their kids.

I have to assume that 1) you're an MCPS hack, 2) you're a private school parent, 3) you're from another school system, or 4) you don't give a crap about your kid's education.

Those are silly assumptions. Why would you make them? I don't work for MCPS, I have two kids in MCPS, and my kids' education in MCPS has been fine so far. Perfect? No, but I don't expect perfection.

How, specifically, has the curriculum failed your child?

have you read the audit? Read it, and then come back and tell me it's fine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Or, just maybe, you could shut up. People are right to be upset that the curriculum failed their kids.

I have to assume that 1) you're an MCPS hack, 2) you're a private school parent, 3) you're from another school system, or 4) you don't give a crap about your kid's education.

Those are silly assumptions. Why would you make them? I don't work for MCPS, I have two kids in MCPS, and my kids' education in MCPS has been fine so far. Perfect? No, but I don't expect perfection.

How, specifically, has the curriculum failed your child?

have you read the audit? Read it, and then come back and tell me it's fine.

How, specifically, has the curriculum failed your specific child?