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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a kid at TPMS and know several families at Deal. Some of the differences I’m aware of:

- at my kids school the online submission is on one system and straightforward. I understand at Deal there are multiple systems. He can see at a glance what is due and when and if I’m interested I can too. (Full disclosure: it is Canvas). Grading is for the most part transparent.
- At Deal almost all work is online, I think? At TPMS the chrome books stay on a cart at least some of the time (other MCPS middle schools have a different model)
- there is no security screening at TPMS - I’m guessing this is the case throughout the county but not certain. I’ve heard complaints that this is time consuming at Deal.
- [b]Spanish in middle school in MCPS is tough. It’s high school level and it’s rigorous. 
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As far as the teachers, they are typically very experienced, but that will vary by MCPS middle school.[/quote]
uh.. what?  Maybe it's school/teacher/kid dependent?  My kid slept through Spanish A, B, 2 and a bit in 3 - straight As.[/quote]

Well doing 1A and B separately is slow and easy. But Spanish 3 hons in 8th grade is tough. You are expected to speak only Spanish in class and write essays, letters and give presentations in Spanish. My kid has straight As too but he actually has to work at it, unlike his other classes and he has to spend time studying the vocabulary.[/quote]

Our school does not offer a slow track - you do both A and B in a year; there is no option to extend them out over 2 years. [/quote]

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