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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I also appreciate the MCCPTA GEC advocacy.  I agree with those who would like to take all of the eggs out of the magnet basket and upgrade home school curriculum.  The state of Middle School curriculum is troubling for advanced learners.   The two enriched classes (AIM HIGH) are better than nothing, but the level of instruction for English and Science should be upgraded.  Too much filling in work sheets and busy work.

High School has lots of opportunities for kids to challenge themselves.[/quote]

High school is not as rigorous as it used to be. No exams. Very little homework. For English, your child is lucky if more than two books are read in a semester (and this includes AP Literature). No penalty if a child turns in assignments late. At least half of my child’s teachers do not take attendance. When he is sick, he is still marked present.

I worry about what MCPS thinks they are preparing students for beyond high school. [/quote]

Which school does you student attend?!?!?!?!?!?!?  We have exams. We have homework. We have late penalties. We get notices if the kid is 3 minutes late to a class.

Is your student telling you this stuff? [/quote]

I'm guessing it's just fiction because we are at a DCC high school and none of what they're saying is true.[/quote]

My child attends Churchill.

Parentvue tells me my child was recorded as present for most periods when my child was home sick.  Parentvue also reflects full credit for assignments turned in late. Two books assigned for AP English each semester this year, about the same as previous years in the cluster. The rigor has been non-existent for current students at the school.

Perhaps the problem in MCPS is that some schools offer more opportunities than others. Just because a school labels a class as an AP class doesn’t mean necessarily that it’s a rigorous course and that students have to meet high standards.[/quote]

You have no idea how advanced and rigorous the programs are at Churchill. Do not post wrong information please.[/quote]

That is just one school out of how many?  That's great Churchill is special but generally all the W schools get more with that kind of stuff as they have wealthier parents.  That's not true at other schools so you just proved part of the concern.[/quote]

It’s a false stereotype that all of Churchill families are wealthy. We have families who qualify for section 8 housing as well as government workers who make under six figures. There are also MCPS teachers that live in the immediate neighborhood around Churchill.

MCPS also funds schools like Churchill less than other high schools in the county. The assumption is that parents will donate to the school or pay for private services the school is lacking. As the truly wealthy are leaving public schools for private, schools like Churchill will see less as far as donations. The requirement that parents have to pay for private services is a denial of a Free Appropriate Public Education all students are entitled to receive.[/quote]

There is a very limited number of low income but most are rich.  [/quote]

<5% FARMS which is code for none while the county average is over 35%[/quote]

And what is the definition of “rich” and how does MCPS identify the percentage of “rich” students? Anyone who is not FARMS is considered “rich”?[/quote]

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