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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why is this on MCPS forum? The right wingers are trying hard to create chaos and destroy public schools.[/quote]

No way.  It's the crazy left wing that has destroyed public education in this county in the name of #Equity.  That and Covid where our local leaders threw kids under the bus and kept schools closed for way longer than necessary.

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totally. i have voted democratic but making our schools unusable is pushing me in a different direction. If they are going to do this, at least let me have my tax $ back so i can enroll in private. [/quote]

Not a chance.  Democrats are staunchly against school choice.  They would prefer to waste enormous amounts of taxpayer money, unencumbered by accountability.  [/quote]

+1.  Have left Dems because of their fealty to teachers.  Public schools should be replaced with vouchers for families.  End the monopoly on mediocrity.[/quote]

Pro Tip: When pretending to be a “Democrat who’s seen the light” on anonymous message board, avoid easy tells like “Dems.”

Try harder.[/quote]

I'm not the PP but I've been active on this thread trying to bring fact-based discussion by linking the class registration for local high schools, demonstrating that this phenomenon is actually happening in MPCS. I'm also a registered Democrat who has voted straight ticket in every election since Clinton's second term. I've worked on Democratic campaigns, and on multiple progressive ballot initiatives (mostly around LGBTQ+ issues).

One of the worst traits of some of my fellow progressives is a circular firing squad refusal to even engage with the idea that some progressive ideas might not be working. In this specific case, Honors for All is not working. It's harming teachers and students by forcing wildly heterogenous classrooms right at the age when they should be moving toward differentiated instruction.

Getting rid of gatekeeping for Honors and AP class is good. Let's keep that. Anyone who wants to take Honors and AP can. But bring back on-level coursework, so that kids from all backgrounds can choose the class that is right for them and their own goals.

I'm not saying I'm going to vote (R) over this. I'm as committed to progressive ideas as I ever was, but I will pull my own personal kids out of public school if MCPS doesn't stop lurching from idea to idea without any discussion, transparency, or engagement with parents and educators. This is going to be one of those times where my political ideals (high quality public education is the foundation of a stable democracy) is coming into conflict with my personal goals of making sure my kids leave high school well-prepared for whatever comes next. That might make me a hypocrite, but I'm old enough to know that sometimes that happens in politics. [/quote]

I agree with this but go further - track more actively. My kid’s Title 1 MS (DCPS) is about 60% at-risk (90% black). I would take all the kids who get 4s and 5s on PARCC (that’s the highest end scores) and put them into advanced classes. 3s (who are likeky mostly Black) get offered the choice to enroll in the advanced class with intensive support. For math, the 3s get a “double dose” (extra math class). [/quote]

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