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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]Certain schools in montgomery county are great, but not all.[/b]  So it depends where your kids would be going.  If you can afford private schooling, then you might want to do it.  [/quote]

Translation: Schools with lots of affluent, white, and Asian parents have a good reputation. Schools with lots of poor, African-American, and Hispanic parents have a bad reputation.[/quote]

i thought the buzz word was diversity ;-)[/quote]

All schools follow the same curriculum.  2nd grade math is 2nd grade math no matter what school you attend in the county.  Biology is biology no matter what school.  Where things start to change is the demographics....

If the population has a majority of students that need remedial assistance to get them up to par for say 2nd grade math then the teacher will focus their attention and energy to the level. If you child does not need the remedial assistance they will need to sit in class and wait for the rest of the class to learn the material.  If you get a great teacher, hopefully, there will be some differentiation.  But under 2.0, differentiation is not strongly encouraged anymore and truthfully it makes more work for the teachers.  If your child is one of a few that is ahead of the class, they don't have a peer group to encourage higher performance.  They might not like to be singled out as the "smart" kid and it might backfire.  School demographics also impact the PTA which in turn impacts the extra circular activities that are offered at the school.  There is no point in offering latin, yoga, or art history if the majority of the parents in the school district cannot afford the class.  If the parents cannot afford the class, the chances that the PTA being able to fund the class from their funds is also slim.  In addition, if the school demographics require a stronger focus on basic needs (food, clothing) teachers need to address this issue before they can teach educational material.

But from an educational curriculum standpoint, all the schools are the same.

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