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[quote=Anonymous]I grew up in VA and have family in VA, but have lived in MD for 10 years for job reasons.   If I had my choice I would use Arlington and Fairfax schools over MoCo right now.

There is just too much turmoil in MCPS schools.  They are rolling out a whole new curriculum without much teacher training or testing of the curriculum.   There are cohorts of MCPS kids that will be common core test subjects for their whole K-12 experience.  Virginia was very wise not to jump on the Common Core bandwagon, so they are more stable.

In addition, the teacher's union rules over Maryland and MCPS schools.  That is not bad in itself as teachers should have a seat at the table, but I sense that they have held power for so long and so completely that complacency and arrogance is now part of the culture.  They don't give a $#@! what parents think. The spend money on perks and talk about social injustice, while the system is falling apart around them.

To be sure, if you are in a W-school or wealthy area, you will probably do fine.   You might have to spend some bucks on a tutor depending on your situation.  In my W-school, the teachers have ranged from average to exceptional.   My complaints are not with individual teachers, but how the system is run.   My complaints range from taking away my ADHD kid's recess as punishment to not even coming close to challenging one of my kids.  It is one size fits all eduction, so we use tutors.  The fact that the BOE and central office folks  go off to fancy hotels, out of town conferences, expensive lunches, and top notch dinners, while all these problems exist just galls me.  We can do way better.   My kids will probably grow up fine, but I am envious of the education my nephews are getting over in Northern Virginia.

Aside from all my pet peeves, I think the fact that Virginia  skipped the common core for now is the main reason I would skip Maryland.  Maybe in 20 years this will all get worked out, but right now it is a mess.[/quote]

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