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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Like the earlier poster said this site will sometimes provide very useful information and even advice, but many of the opinions expressed seem out of touch with reality. Sure, C2.0 isn't perfect and they need to make changes, but it's hardly the end of the world. Many students from this county go on to top colleges... [/quote]

Many students from this county also have families that either supplement at home or hire tutors.[/quote]

You clearly haven't left your bubble of Bethesda/Potomac if you believe that.  [/quote]

I don't live in either of those areas.  However, I have had to supplement - a lot.  Most of the parents I know do even more.   Moreover, the tutoring industry is booming in Montgomery County.  If the education system was adequate, there wouldn't be anywhere near the demand for tutoring to support the boom.

I've also volunteered in schools frequently enough that I've seen kids who don't know anywhere near what they should.

From what I remember, the outside evaluators rated 2.0 considerably lower than less than perfect.  I've been around long enough to remember the previous curriculum and I assure you that it wasn't significany better.  If anything, I think it was worse.

I will say that there are some fantastic teachers in the county who go out of their way to supplement the curriculum.  My children were fortunate enough to have some of these, for which I'm tremendously grateful.  I've had teachers tell me, when questioned, that they cover things which aren't in the curriculum because they think it's important.  One of them used the grammar curriculum from her daughter's private school.  If you're happy with your MCPS experience, I strongly suspect you've been lucky enough to have some of these teachers.

The system itself is flawed.  I maintain that it's excellent reputation is due less to the system and more to teachers and families who compensate on an ad hoc basis.  I do applaud them for having their curriculum independently reviewed.  I hope that it signifies a chance for improvement.  My concern, however, is that the same curriculum department that gave us a failed curriculum may be the one to select the new curriculum.
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