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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It seems like the advocacy request should be for more teachers and/or more compensation for the teachers who are working beyond their contract. It isn’t reasonable to demand teachers work for free.

But then the question becomes, why should only TPMS students get 8 classes when most other MCPS students get 7? All students must take their 4 core classes, PE, and 2 electives. The choice of how to spend the 2 electives is language, arts, tech, other and in the case of the magnet an extra magnet period. It is all a choice.

It would be wonderful for all middle school students to take 4 core, PE, and 3 electives.

So we should ask for that: 3 electives for all. Or at a minimum compensation for the TPMS teachers providing extra.

It is tone deaf to expect the county to rally to protect a magnet school when most MCPS middle school students are getting a lot less than they need from school.[/quote]

Agree. We're at a different middle school, without a magnet program, and each sixth grader takes 4 core, PE/health, 1 language (or remedial reading), 1 elective (5 days a week of music, tech, or art). That's it. I was surprised and disappointed that the school limits each student to one elective. Agree 100 percent that we should advocate for all MCPS to offer more electives and to provide the resources necessary for that. [/quote]

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