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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]we moved to bethesda for the schools (in advance of kids). Then we had a kid and realized the decline and chose the private/independent route.[/quote]

how did you "realize the decline?"[/quote]

Not pp, but we also moved to Montgimery County for the schools.  Our kids happened to be one before curriculum 2.0 (in college now) and one after (still in HS) and we could see the difference.  We left kid #1 in public, and moved kid #2 to private, and although significantly poorer, we have been happy with the decision.[/quote]

NP, we moved here slightly before the transition. Our kid was in middle school when it changed to 2.0. We did not really notice any difference.

I am not saying things have always been good. There are things that we believe the curriculum was not good enough, there are also things that we feel fine with. But those did not change much from 1.0 to 2.0.

Maybe it is not the curriculum but the teachers ...?
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Like the previous PP I had children that spanned several decades in MCPS. The youngest was in elementary school during 2.0. We saw a huge decline especially with the math curriculum. I couldn’t believe that math facts, long multiplication, and long division had been dropped for “new math”. I bought math workbooks and began teaching my youngest basic math skills that were no longer in the curriculum. No surprise, he began out pacing his piers.

MCPS is in decline because of mismanagement by Central Office. [/quote]

My kids seem to be getting a much better education at our lowly DCC school than I got 30 years ago at Whitman. Wonder why your experience is so different?[/quote]

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