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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What I have learned from this thread: if you start with the premise that whatever MCPS does, it's bad, then you can use any data to show that whatever MCPS does, it's bad.[/quote]

And I will add to this, what I have gathered from this thread is that we made a good decision to put our kids in private, where testing is supported by all teachers and students, and there is cohesiveness and no bureaucracy.  Grateful.[/quote]

And yet you're posting on this thread, in the Maryland Public Schools forum?[/quote]

She is gloating.  Some of us would love to send our kids to private school but can’t afford it.  [/quote]

On the other hand, some of us did send our kids to private school but left for MCPS and like it!  [b]Pefect, no[/b], but overall better for our family.   Kids happen to manage the bigger classes just fine and appreciate the overall bigger pond.[/quote]

You got that right.

Why would anyone be happy with a giant bureaucracy with so much infighting that even the employees won't utilize its services?  Makes you think.
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DP. People who are not you may have opinions that are not your opinions, on account of being people who are not you.

I am another person who is happy with MCPS. Yes, it's not perfect, but I don't expect perfection in this world.[/quote]

There's a difference between not expecting perfection and trying to avoid an unsafe environment.  These are kids.  It's our job as adults to keep them in a safe and orderly environment so that they can LEARN to make wise decisions as young adults.

My daughter was in private through 3rd grade; my son was always a PS kid.  When we moved, we thought we chose a moderate cluster w/o competition-inducing suicides and hallway fights. We were wrong.  The disruptive behaviors in our daughter's middle school chipped away at classroom instruction, as discipline was NOT a priority.  As a result, rigor was not a priority.  These disruptive kids have gone on to high school, and based on what I've heard from my daughter's friends, the behaviors are still the same. why?  b/c the county allows it to continue . . .

We moved out of area to a smaller community where my kids can walk to their local PUBLIC school.  My daughter has a chromebook but it's rarely used.  Guess what? They WRITE!  She may be one of the few who writes in cursive (Thanks, Catholics!), but her peers don't complain, as it's what they are used to.  not one fight, no rude behaviors, orderly environment

And based on the other thread (report card), teachers have a handle on the curriculum, as this system does NOT rely upon canned lessons.  So autonomy is not dead here.

I am not gloating. I am just a 25+ year educator who was tired seeing opportunities for learning go down the tubes. When the majority of my was spent on behaviors, I took a step back and questioned my role as teacher in a sinking system.  So we made a change.  If I can't put my kids and myself first, I certainly can't find the energy to help 130+ kids I see each day.

sorry - But teachers HAVE to step up. They have to put themselves first before any major changes can occur.  cuz it ain't pretty folks - And it's only getting worse.[/quote]

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