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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am asking for actual schools and experiences.[/quote]

Our child is at Bradley Hills. 4th grade with 24 kids in her homeroom- the classes rotate for different subjects but most if the 4th grade rooms have 24 kids. Of the three teachers she encounters for academic subjects, two are very nuturing, encouraging, kind and enthusiastic. The third is ok but still a bit green. He art, music and PE teachers are all great.[/quote]
As a BCC cluster ES parent, we know other families at Bradley Hills and have openly wondered if we didn't make a massive mistake. Our DC is in a class with 30 kids. It was 29 but a new kid arrived just last week.

OP, the biggest issue with MCPS is overcrowding. We have ESs the size of most HSs in other places and HSs the size of small colleges. My advice would be to stay away from the BCC cluster, except for Westbrook ES. Most ESs in the Whitman cluster are fine, [b]except for Wood Acres. Definitely stay away from that one.[/b] I would also stay away from the WJ cluster, the whole thing is basically overcrowded and there is a bruising boundary study coming up for a new HS.

In terms of quality of education, it is 100% the parents. Some teachers are better than others, but if you are not actively engaged as a parent and really pushing your child with extracurriculars you may find that your child will stagnate. This was not how my public school experience was growing up, but it seems pretty consistent with the current mood of "no child left behind" in many jurisdictions in the area and the focus on testing. I guess it is just the way it is nowadays unless you foot the bill for a good private. We have considered private, however I am not so sure that many privates are essentially any better.[/quote]

Part of the problem is schools go on cycles, wood acres was crowded 5-7 years ago but then they moved and remodeled which caused an exodus. This year which is the 1st in the new building it has just under 600 kids in a building big enough for over 900 and the K classes have 23kids. Most parents would love those ratios but by the time they get there it could change. Wood acres is the place to be this year next year who knows[/quote]

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