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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The American school system (let alone MCPS) is many things and none of them have changed over 100 years.  Having resources and support from parents is a major driver of success.  Driving kids to go beyond the expectations of the school are a major driver of success.  Meeting the health needs of your child is a major driver of success.  Having external fulfilling and compelling hobbies and interests is a major driver of success.  And on.

I hear someone say "my kid was seemingly a good student but they are failing dramatically in college" and I wonder if they were ever really a good student to begin with and how involved the parent was.  Why should I believe the school failed the kids when I see how parents are on a daily basis since my kid was in pre-k?  When I read comments from people I grew up with who barely took school seriously complaining on Facebook about how "school doesn't teach anything!" (YOU DIDN'T TRY, I WAS THERE WITH YOU).

Every kid might make it to the piano recital, but one kid is playing Chopin and the other La Cucaracha.  [b]Every kid in the calculus class might pass but only a few actually understand the math and can explain the concepts to someone else in a competent manner.[/b]  [/quote]

I am just curious, if you are both working parents and your teen has As in their math classes, how exactly are you supposed to know they are not actually learning any math?[/quote]

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