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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Cristo Rey is made up of motivated low income kids. We had a few kids from my Title 1 school go to one of their schools. They all dropped out. They weren’t used to the academic demands and the strict rules. [/quote]

But imagine if mcps introduced rigorous academics along with setting expectations and instilling personal responsibility from the get go?

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That’s catholic school. Guess what? It works! [/quote]

It works because people sign up for it. That's the difference. Families go out of their way to seek out more through a private education. They agree to the terms of the contract and there are real consequences for actions (mandatory detention, suspensions, expulsions, etc). Yes, actual consequences and real standards will work for the kids whose parents care but you'll still have plenty of kids whose parents don't give a crap. I wish I could have parents sign a document that outlines their responsibilities and what happens if they don't fulfill them. They should be required to come to parent teacher conferences (or do it by phone/Zoom). They should be required to have meetings if their kids miss a certain number of school days not documented by doctor's notes. It can't be all on the schools. If they don't care, I shouldn't have to bend over backwards for them. [/quote]

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