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[quote=Anonymous]How come the Jesuit Cristo Rey schools and the KIPP charter schools can close the achievement gap, but MD schools cannot? Is there another county better resources than MoCo? Why can't MCPS achieve better results?

It might be because the Cristo Rey and KIPP schools emphasize character and discipline. That lays the foundation for learning. Have you ever observed your mcps classroom? Kids sit in groups where they chat and "work independently." Private schools teach at one level (like the Asian model praised by the linked article from The Atlantic), and kids receive constant instruction. It's intellectually stimulating.

Time isn't wasted on independent worksheets. Kids are taught proper penmanship and grammar---two items that have been dropped from the mcps curriculum.

Kids have text books or access to legitimate resources---as opposed to worksheets (at best) hastily thrown together by a team of nothing-special classroom teachers recruited by the central office to develop 2.0.[/quote]

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