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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We were done with MCPS 4 years ago. I  understand why parents are giving a poor report card to MCPS and I wholeheartedly agree with them. [b] However, MCPS was substandard even when it was doing well  25 years ago.  Its just that it has become worse now.  [/b]

I am comparing it entirely to the third world education system that educated me in my country of origin. In terms of facilities and resources, MCPS was pretty great from my immigrant view point.  But in terms of education, curriculum, assessment, rigor, discipline, length of school year etc, MCPS was shockingly bad.

We were willing to spend money on private schools [b]but the quality of education (especially in STEM) and the quality of teachers was far inferior to MCPS[/b]. Of course, private schools may get you network and connections etc...I don't know if that would have mattered to brown skinned immigrant children.

The real problem in MCPS is its administration and policies.  And that creates a toxicity that permeates to the day to day environment in all schools.

We put all of our time, effort and resources - to not only educate our kids at home after they came back from school for their academic and intellectual advancement...BUT...to also mitigate the negative impact of what the MCPS administration and policies were doing to the education of our children.

My children had a lovely time in MCPS.  Their teachers and classmates were awesome.  But, we did our own supplementing to engineer a great experience,  environment and outcome for them.  It did not happen automagically.   We loved  being in MCPS, but I was also actively snow-plowing the academic path for my kids, so they did not get negatively impacted by MCPS. [/quote]

This person has posted for years about the supposed weakness of private school education in DC, but has absolutely no clue.  Stick to what you know, PP.[/quote]

I have seen private school kids drop out of challenging majors once they reach college. Of course, they reach college by paying essay writers and making up fake accomplishments or being "hooked".  Most of these private schools don't even offer APs.  LOL.

But, who cares?  Your kids are crashing and burning in life.  You can drink the Kool-Aid if it makes life more bearable for you. [/quote]

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