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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Does anyone ever think how MCPS is failing the Non-Farms students at Title 1 schools? By keeping their performance low and lacking MCPS is only fulfilling its blind equity agenda. If you want equity, invent a time machine, and go back to USSR. [/quote]

Nobody of importance ever thinks that, unfortunately. Parents need to look out for their kids and not send them to such schools. [/quote]

Rich parents don't send their kids there, a few middle class moms and dads do. Desperate for a house they convince themselves that they are clever and come up with circle logic to placate themselves that they aren't screwing their kids over so Mom can have quartz counter tops. You'll hear lines like easier to stand out, smaller class sizes, better food at international night, better rounded experiences but what they really get is a bunch of friends who can't read and write, an overwhelmed teacher, lame birthday parties and their child being the one who doesn't fit in. Can you make it work, sure but most don't.

Everyone looks down on a worse school but they become irrational in understanding that their school is one of them. You ask the Avg Eastern Middle school parent when no one is looking and they will ramble on about MoCo being better than PG but there are plenty of Middle schools in PG better than Eastern and there is very little that differentiates that school from it's neighbors in Langley Park[/quote]

What makes the difference is having good teachers and admin.  Being at a rich school with bad teachers is worthless. [/quote]

Partially true but people underestimate the amount a community raises it's kids. Example; picture what style clothes you wish your kid would wear, now and what is your 15 or 16 year old wearing. Now multiply that over 1000s of micro decision points. Some the parents can influence 99%, some as low as 1%, but what the parents can select is the environment. To your point a bad teacher can gunk up a kids progress and even set them back, but find me a rational person who think poor schools with poor outcomes has a stronger concentration of good teachers than motivated communities with ample resources. We actually know these stats and affluent school's have more experience, education and time at the school on avg not to mention better production. Sure it's the kids mainly but you don't think good teachers are drawn to that or are you the type that thinks Michelle Pfeiffers are hunkering down in mass to save the paupers, life isn't that noble. [/quote]

As a parent of teens I heavily influence everything.  You may allow your kids to run your home but many of us don’t.  We are at what you’d consider poor schools and what we see makes the difference is the quality and skill of the teachers.  These kids and families you look down on are our friends and neighbors and I’d take them over someone like you any day.  [/quote]

I recognize that poster and their poor writing skills. Ignore.

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