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[quote=Anonymous]I haven't been in a Starbucks in years, and I'm not sure what you are trying to say with that comment, pp. Are you trying to imply that I'm lazy? I assure I am not. I have a demanding job and value education. I attended catholic school and received an excellent education. Sadly, I can't afford private school for my handful of kids. I have a fifth grader who is in the 2.0 guinea pig class, and I'm terrified about making the transition to middle school. Simply put: mcps does not prepare students with the basic skills to be a successful student. Elementary students never have to study to prepare for a test, and yet they are magically expected to do that for multiple subjects once they enter MS. In private school, you learn those skills from the get go. Mcps doesn't formally teach vocabulary, and yet it has it's own category on report cards. Grammar was a subject when I was in school; in mcps, "grammar" is a worksheet completed independently during the reading block when your kid isn't meeting with the teacher for 15 minutes of reading group.

I don't mind helping my kids with homework. But I am beyond annoyed that I have to teach my kids basic foundational skills that should be taught in school. [/quote]

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