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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]2.  Public HSs do not hand out As like candy.  Public schools may have their flaws (we chose private) but a kid going to one of the better MCPS or FCPS HSs and getting all As will be a very good student.[/quote]
At least as of a few years ago, the percentage of As handed out in MCPS math classes had doubled to about a third. That's unnecessarily high IMO.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/thousands-more-as-fill-report-cards-in-suburban-md-school-system/2018/09/22/9ddcc686-bce1-11e8-b7d2-0773aa1e33da_story.html[/quote]
Or there are a lot more kids doing well in math, whether getting outside tutoring or not.

If you watch the Olympics, you will see that almost every Olympic game has a record breaking event.  Look at ice skating - 50 years ago, the gold medal performance would probably not even make it to the olymic ice skating team.  The bar keeps going up and up.

Likewise, so many kids now a days do more and more, more is expected of them.  Somoene who went to Cal 30 years ago wouldn't be able to get in to Cal today with the same credentials.  Same for so many other top universities.  The bar just keeps getting higher everywhere.[/quote]

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