Are you jumping ship to private and why?

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Anonymous wrote:Three undeniable facts about post-Covid MCPS: You get a 50 now for not doing any work at all, not a zero; no more final exams, and teachers can't teach new content after Memorial Day, so the next three weeks will be wasted; no suspensions, only "suggest you pick up your kid"; if not, they stay in school. These decisions have been made by real adults in charge of our childrens' educations. Parents sitting around covering for MCPS because they "want" it to be good--and feel guilty for being not liberal enough--are providing aircover for further erosion of standards that hurt everyone. Instead of sending to private, show up to board meetings and scream about it. It drives me INSANE the way well meaning, nice MoCo parents carry water for standards-lowering bureaucrats. Being critical of MCPS doesn't make you a Republican--it makes you a parent.

Two of those three "undeniable facts about post-covid MCPS" were true of pre-covid MCPS, and I'm ok with that.

Please don't show up at board meetings and scream.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I’ve raised my kid right and he’s appropriately independent and respectful to teachers & other kids, so public is fine for him. If you need someone else to raise your kids, private might be the way to go.

My kid is the same. However, there are SO many disruptive and disrespectful kids in some of her classes that it has definitely affected her learning.

I don’t need someone else to raise my kid, but I would like MCPS to provide her with a solid education so that she will be ready for college. Her English teacher has SO many students, that she rarely is able to provide meaningful feedback on my DD’s writing. How will my DD become a better writer without solid writing instruction?

this 100%

You hire a writing tutor and a math tutor, which is much cheaper than private school.

My child’s school had a school shooting last year. Which is a symptom of a larger issue in the school. No amount of tutoring helps with a toxic environment.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Three undeniable facts about post-Covid MCPS: You get a 50 now for not doing any work at all, not a zero; no more final exams, and teachers can't teach new content after Memorial Day, so the next three weeks will be wasted; no suspensions, only "suggest you pick up your kid"; if not, they stay in school. These decisions have been made by real adults in charge of our childrens' educations. Parents sitting around covering for MCPS because they "want" it to be good--and feel guilty for being not liberal enough--are providing aircover for further erosion of standards that hurt everyone. Instead of sending to private, show up to board meetings and scream about it. It drives me INSANE the way well meaning, nice MoCo parents carry water for standards-lowering bureaucrats. Being critical of MCPS doesn't make you a Republican--it makes you a parent.

[Anonymous]

If MoCo is going to use SBG across the county then a good parent will go private before it is too late.

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What is SBG?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I always enjoy these semi-annual private school recruiting threads.

Public schools are getting a bad rap these days. Some people say they're overcrowded, underfunded, and the teachers are underpaid. The curriculum is outdated and irrelevant. If you want your child to get a good education, you must send them to a private school.

But is that true? Not necessarily. There are plenty of great public schools out there that are doing a great job of educating our children. And there are plenty of private schools are just as overcrowded, underfunded, and have underpaid teachers as public schools.

The truth is, it's not about the school you send your child to. It's about the parent you are. If you're involved in your child's education, supportive and encouraging, then your child is more likely to succeed, no matter what school they attend.

Really? You mean MCPS isn't raising your kid for you?

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Anonymous wrote:I’ve raised my kid right and he’s appropriately independent and respectful to teachers & other kids, so public is fine for him. If you need someone else to raise your kids, private might be the way to go.

My kid is the same. However, there are SO many disruptive and disrespectful kids in some of her classes that it has definitely affected her learning.

I don’t need someone else to raise my kid, but I would like MCPS to provide her with a solid education so that she will be ready for college. Her English teacher has SO many students, that she rarely is able to provide meaningful feedback on my DD’s writing. How will my DD become a better writer without solid writing instruction?

this 100%

You hire a writing tutor and a math tutor, which is much cheaper than private school.

My child’s school had a school shooting last year. Which is a symptom of a larger issue in the school. No amount of tutoring helps with a toxic environment.

That’s a symptom of a larger issue in society.

[Anonymous]

Why would people view complaining about MCPS as a private school recruitment effort?

All the private schools my kids have applied to have way more applicants than spots. It’s not the right choice for every family, but more than plenty already want to go.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why would people view complaining about MCPS as a private school recruitment effort?

All the private schools my kids have applied to have way more applicants than spots. It’s not the right choice for every family, but more than plenty already want to go.

And a big part of filling those seats is sewing grievances with public by starting these threads.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We moved to a W cluster 20+ years ago, before we had any kids, for the schools. Fast forward to now, our teens had classes with 30+ kids in MS, 35+ in HS, and daily fights that securrity tried to handle as best they could, and we had enough. Both are in private

Yup. We left years ago mainly because we always knew we wanted Catholic HS education for our son. Best decision ever...he had an amazing experience. Just graduated from a top Catholic university (not Georgetown lol) and will be making north of $90K in his first job. I don't think this would have been the case if we stayed at MCPS, but no way to know for sure.

However, I do know that the large class sizes might have been an issue for my kid, who has ADHD. Funny story regarding class sizes. My son still has friends from his public middle school and once, when he had a day off, he attended an AP Lit class at Churchill with his friend. The class had to have 40 students. I was horrified to hear this, and knew we made the right decision moving to private. The funny thing the teacher had no idea my son didn't belong in the class. That is pretty scary if you ask me. We got a good chuckle out of it, but it is sad to think these students have a teacher is so clueless.

If this is typical of one of the best high schools in the county, then I would say move your kids out as soon as possible.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Why would people view complaining about MCPS as a private school recruitment effort?

All the private schools my kids have applied to have way more applicants than spots. It’s not the right choice for every family, but more than plenty already want to go.

And a big part of filling those seats is sewing grievances with public by starting these threads.

LOL, you really think this? We left years ago before covid and the big exit from public schools. He had a lot of competition getting into his private HS. Many many rejection letters went out. It was, however, a good way to get ready to apply to colleges four years later. It isn't that much different. I don't think DCUM is helping private schools with their admissions lol.

[Anonymous]

How can you not consider it given the recent trends? More money for DEI, less money for teachers and STEM. Trending in the wrong direction

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:Why would people view complaining about MCPS as a private school recruitment effort?

All the private schools my kids have applied to have way more applicants than spots. It’s not the right choice for every family, but more than plenty already want to go.

And a big part of filling those seats is sewing grievances with public by starting these threads.

LOL, you really think this? We left years ago before covid and the big exit from public schools. He had a lot of competition getting into his private HS. Many many rejection letters went out. It was, however, a good way to get ready to apply to colleges four years later. It isn't that much different. I don't think DCUM is helping private schools with their admissions lol.

"MCPS, I wish I knew how to quit you."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How can you not consider it given the recent trends? More money for DEI, less money for teachers and STEM. Trending in the wrong direction

How much total funding is there for DEI, and for teachers, and for STEM? By what dollar amount have each of these increased in recent years?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We moved to a W cluster 20+ years ago, before we had any kids, for the schools. Fast forward to now, our teens had classes with 30+ kids in MS, 35+ in HS, and daily fights that securrity tried to handle as best they could, and we had enough. Both are in private

Yup. We left years ago mainly because we always knew we wanted Catholic HS education for our son. Best decision ever...he had an amazing experience. Just graduated from a top Catholic university (not Georgetown lol) and will be making north of $90K in his first job. I don't think this would have been the case if we stayed at MCPS, but no way to know for sure.

However, I do know that the large class sizes might have been an issue for my kid, who has ADHD. Funny story regarding class sizes. My son still has friends from his public middle school and once, when he had a day off, he attended an AP Lit class at Churchill with his friend. The class had to have 40 students. I was horrified to hear this, and knew we made the right decision moving to private. The funny thing the teacher had no idea my son didn't belong in the class. That is pretty scary if you ask me. We got a good chuckle out of it, but it is sad to think these students have a teacher is so clueless.

If this is typical of one of the best high schools in the county, then I would say move your kids out as soon as possible.

What high school/college did he attend? We are shopping and would love to find the right spot for our bright boy and loving Christian family!