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[quote=Anonymous]Look OP, there is some small proportion of parents who are furious, literally up in arms about 2.0. You can see some of the commentary on this thread and lots on this board. As you see from the PPs, they disparage anyone who disagrees with their apocalyptic view of 2.0 and MCPS as unconcerned about their child's education and/or simply parenting a dunce (excuse me, "the weakest students.") Very classy by the way, PP, despite the fact that it happens not to be true.

I have no way to estimate whether this hysteria is shared by 2 percent or 20 percent. But I know from the fact that I spend a lot of time at my third grader's school that the outrage is not shared by the vast majority of parents. That's not to say everyone loves 2.0, not by a long shot, or everything else about the MCPS system. But my anecdotal experience as the parent of a kid who has been part of the 2.0 roll-out from the start is that we like, respect and trust the teachers and schools for the most part, and have found them responsive to our children's educational needs.

And my point about making the decision about where to buy over when your child may be able to take algebra was not to suggest that schools are unimportant to anyone's house buying decision -- but that the timing of algebra availability really isn't the best metric by which to assess school quality. I live in MoCo because I do "prioritize a better school system over other aspects" - whatever I may or may not like about 2.0 hasn't persuaded me that DCPS is a preferable option.[/quote]

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