Reply to Are the wealthy leaving MCPS?

Forum Index » Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS)

Reply to "Are the wealthy leaving MCPS?"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Private school (particularly before HS) isn’t about greater academics its about not having to do stuff:

- not having to compete for sports because every gets to play and in some cases has to play a sport a couple of seasons,
- not having to supplement or provide extracurriculars because everything is at school
- not having to encourage and motivate because the school will do all the hand holding 
- not having to land the helicopter because the environment is small and everyone is going to remain naive about the world much longer

Aside from writing in upper ES/MS there is going to be very little difference in what kids learn in private vs a good public school.

I’m sure someone will comment on breadth vs depth in the comparison between public and private, to which I always respond, one is not better than the other.  Particularly as kids don’t need to be experts on most things.[/quote]

Maybe about 5-10 years ago.  Not anymore.  MCPS grade inflation was already rampant before covid and now forget about it.[/quote]
Grade inflation is 3x higher in private schools [/quote]

You're funny. I sometimes feel like I'm paying for my kids to get bad grades in private. Very untrue. Look at the percent of kids at MCPS on "honor roll" or in "honors" classes. It's a joke. And it catches up to some of them in college, unfortunately. I agree the magnets are better than privates - but there are more seats at privates than at magnets! Why we won't invest in challenging ALL kids is beyond me.[/quote]
You can deny it all you want but grade inflation is 3x higher in private schools.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/07/17/easy-a-nearly-half-hs-seniors-graduate-average/485787001/

[quote] Actually, they said, the upward creep is most pronounced in schools with large numbers of white, wealthy students. And its especially noticeable in private schools, where the rate of inflation was about three times higher than in public schools[/quote][/quote]

Not in most private schools in the DMV.  MCPS was always a joke with their "honors" for all, but now they have reached the lowest of the lowest with their bloated grade inflation.  And college admissions folks know all about it.  Glad my kid is in her $40K a year private working hard for her As and Bs.[/quote]

My kid at Seneca Valley HS (gasp!) is working her butt off on the IB program. She'll be graduating with an IB diploma and will be well prepared for college. Glad I don't have to pay  $40K a year at a private to make sure she's working hard for her As and Bs.[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics