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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Also do not believe everything you read here.  Many/Most kids leave MCPS with a solid education, do well in college, and have successful careers.[/quote]

?Because they come from families who ensure those things for them or encourage them towards that path? Privileged families?[/quote]

Most kids do not come from families of privilege. And most do really well. [b]One thing that matters is to stay aware so that you can step in and offer help if your kids need it. That also means that you need to work to have the kind of relationship with your kids so that your kids will come to you if they need something and so that you see the signs if they don’t say something. [/b]

As an aside, one of the things I am really loving right now is hearing my DD’s friends’ post HS plans. [/quote]

Disagree. Even families who have very open relationships and know exactly what's going on can't get "help" as you suggest. The reality is there is a teacher shortage in some subjects, there isn't actual teaching going on during class time, teachers can't keep up with the many tasks required of them and do not have help in the class or outside class time to complete those tasks while managing their other responsibilities or really are not organized and are burnout. Teachers are asked to sponsor clubs, accomodate students. And students have many academic and non academic responsibilities.[/quote]

No one is disputing this, PP. But a lot of families make it work nevertheless. My husband and I were able to tutor our kids for everything until AP Calc BC. My friend finds online tutors in Arizona or other states that tutor her teen for $30/hr.

I hope you can acknowledge that motivated families get creative, instead of insisting it's 100% doom and gloom.[/quote]

I pay $8-20 for online tutors. [/quote]

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