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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I've had good experience with MCPS.  We are  immigrants from a different continent.  We were invited to this country with a job in hand because DH was working in a highly specialized research field. We have not had any experience with any other school system.  There are many pros and cons of being part of an US K-12 public education system.

Pros - 
1) Admission.  Pros -  We just had to register our child based on where they were zoned. There were no exams, interviews and bribes to the school. Cons - Admission to schools was based on where you have residency.

2) Transportation - Pros - We were given free transportation to school.  Cons - Transportation did not have air-condition or seat belts.

3) Curriculum - Pros - Curriculum was very extensive.  Cons - In the classroom level, curriculum was not implemented and taught well.

4) Textbooks -  Pros - Textbooks were provided by school.   Cons - Very few grades and subjects  had textbooks assigned at all.  This lead to confusion and lack of reference material.

5) Punishment -  Pros - There was no physical punishment meted out by teachers and this is a great thing.   Cons - There was no disciplinary action taken for disruption in the classroom. Suspension was only for extreme case of physical violence.  As a result there is no classroom management.

6) Results,  Pros - You are never held back regardless of how badly you do.    Cons -  There are many students who are unprepared to be in higher grades.

7) College preparedness.  Pro- There is a road map of levels for all subjects that you can excel in an be prepared for college.   Con - This road map requires support from both school and home and equal involvement.  Since that is lacking for many students, many are not prepared to go to college.

8) Teachers -  Pros - Most are educated.   Cons - They are not well educated enough to teach. This is because they are a product of the education system that does not reward the best teachers.

We were able to take the good that MCPS offers and supplement at home based on what we were used to in our country of origin.  Our kids have done well here because of that. We have been lucky to get good schools, accelerated curriculum and good students in the classroom. Instruction has been patchy and lack of textbooks is a major flaw. [/quote]

Thank you for your perspective! I agree with everything you've said, and I think it applies to a lot of strong school systems in the US.

As for us, we don't have a schoolaged kid yet, but everyone we've talked to seems to be happy with our local schools (aside from the overcrowding, which MCPS is hopefully going to address). There seems to be a lot of local pride. [/quote]

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