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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We're in MoCo (districted to Rachel Carson, so closely watching the whole elementary school study set for this year, since that school is so overcrowded) with one daughter. She is still a few years away from kindergarten, but I wanted to get a sense of what kindergarten is like in MCPS. [b]I've heard all sorts of horror stories about how "kindergarten is the new 1st grade" and "the kids have tons of HW and no play time." Obviously, play time is so critical for young kids' development, so that concerns me.[/b]

So for current/recent parents of kindergartners in MCPS: does your child have HW? if so, how much? how much does MCPS try to incorporate unstructured play time into the day (to the extent you can with a full classroom of kids)?

Thanks![/quote]

OP, I heard horror stories too, and that was over 10 years ago. From what I heard, kids were chained to the desks, doing multiple-choice test prep for hours at a time, interrupted only for lunch in a lunchroom where no child was allowed to say a word, while tears ran silently down their cold little cheeks. The horror stories weren't true. My kid loved kindergarten.

Also, as a general comment -- people don't usually post on the Internet when they're happy with something. Just like the news doesn't feature articles about places where nothing happened and everything was fine. So mostly what you read on DCUM about MCPS is complaints, but you shouldn't assume that it's an accurate reflection of real life. It's not. It's a fun-house mirror, at best.[/quote]

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