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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]MCPS' only weakness is writing, compared to reputable private schools. You wouldn't particularly notice the weakness unless you're a good writer yourself, or until your kid reaches AP English Comp or Lit, or goes to college, because of grade inflation and a very weak curriculum throughout MCPS courses (except APs, which are created by the College Board). So if your kid is not naturally good at organizing and expressing their thoughts in written form, they might fall through the cracks and you will need to coach them, or hire a tutor. This is what I did for one of my kids.

MCPS is very strong in STEM, however.

At the middle school level, the question of how much time your kid spends on homework will mainly depend on their executive functioning skills, and which advanced courses they take. I had one kid with inattentive ADHD and low processing speed take hours and hours to finish homework in middle school, and the other do all her homework in class. Both were taking language and advanced math classes, and Global Humanities, or whatever the supposedly advanced history course is.

So if your kid comes home with no homework in middle school, and has straight As in advanced classes, you can feel a little reassured that they're pretty well prepared for high school! There might still be an adjustment, especially as many kids hit a wall in math come calculus, or if they suddenly decide to take 6 APs in one year. Help them map out a 4-year plan to avoid loading up one year much more than the others.

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Lol. You keep telling yourself that. It has way more than one weakness.[/quote]

PP you replied to. I have young adults in college and high schoolers in MCPS. This public, free-with-taxes, school system has plenty of faults, but in terms of academic weaknesses, writing is the biggest one. It's because teachers have too many students and therefore cannot give the requisite feedback that private teachers can provide. The writing curriculum and reading assignments is also not high-level.

I note that you did not actually list the weaknesses you think I missed? Care to share?
Are you ready to pay more in taxes to get what you want?

I would be ready to pay more so that MCPS is allowed to build more schools and therefore hire more teachers and reduce classroom size, which in my opinion is the one criteria that could solve a good many behavioral and academic issues, especially in the lower grades. That's millions and millions of taxpayer dollars, and decades of negotiations to buy new land and find ways to expand existing schools.

Once you understand the pressures on the public school system, you'll realize that solving problems isn't that easy.

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