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Things don’t look great for folks looking for old school MCPS - the world class education etc. My older kids had that and it’s served them well.  But I have a younger child too, who has to contend with all the changes, divisiveness over boundary studies, and overcrowding ... and hopefully no permanent damage from Curriculum 2.0.[/quote]

Old-school MCPS had overcrowding. Just ask the people who were in school in Montgomery County in the 1960s and early 1970s. It had changes, too. And I bet that if there had been DCUM in those days, there would have been plenty of people lamenting the passing of the good old days (including de jure segregation).[/quote]

I’m opposed to any type of segregation. I’m lamenting what appears to be a shift away from gifted and talented instruction. And yes I know that screams privilege. But here’s the thing - if your kids really are gifted and talented, they’ll be bored out of their minds with on-level instruction without differentiation.[/quote]
I don't think that screams privilege. And you are correct. My DC went to magnet ES and HS, but skipped MS magnet due to logistics, and DC was bored out of DC's mind even with "differentiation", which equates to a few more worksheets.  A low income gifted child would also be bored of their minds in these "honors" classes.  [/quote]

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