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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Have any of you considered private schools for more rigorous education for your child? I often feel guilt that I'm wasting my kid's potential in mcps and I would certainly pay up if I could find a better option for her[/quote]

Private schools are less rigorous than public in elementary. For example, our private k-8 used the Bridges math curriculum which is more than a year behind Eureka. Most privates don’t cohort for math and English until 6th grade at the minimum. At least we have contacted math in 4th grade in mcps[/quote]

Private K-8 schools aren't "less rigorous" than publics.  They usually emphasize a strong foundation in the basics of all subjects, and spend a lot more time on things neglected by MCPS - writing, science, history, foreign language, art, music and sports.  You are honestly kind of comical when you think having your child race through a math curriculum makes them "advanced."[/quote]

Writing is critical. MCPS neglects grammar. Spelling. Essay structure. It's very elementary.and kids don't ready very much in elementary school. Little to no chapter books.

Most kids will just need to know arithmetic and how to use a calculator for their future jobs. The analytical thinking and logic process behind math is more useful though. Exercise that part of the brain. [/quote]
Our ES teacher gave spelling tests but didn’t look at what she was grading. She would make checkmarks after each word, even if the word was misspelled. Just one example out if countless examples of the typical level of instruction at my kid’s mcps school.[/quote]

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