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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Honestly the levels are so low because of parents, not schools.  They just don't care anymore.  And many can't.  They are struggling, in poverty, or living paycheck to paycheck.

The middle class is shrinking and UMC just uses tutors, and UC go to privates.  So most families going to public school are barely staying afloat and the kids and parents are addicted to screens.  School is not a priority and parents are now against schools and don't support teachers.  [/quote]

So MCPS has no accountability here? It’s all on parents? Are parents the ones tasked with teaching their kids math?[/quote]

Parents are tasked with making sure their kids go to school, pay attention in school, and do their homework. That's enough to at least be proficient [/quote]

So your argument is that 66.6% of MCPS parents are negligent in the ways you describe, which is resulting in our 33.4% Math proficiency score? That argument holds water to you? If so, based on what data are you asserting this claim?

Why not just state plainly that you don't care what happens to kids so long as no criticizes or questions MCPS. Your fake arguments are hollow.[/quote]

DP. I don't care about any kids other than my own, and I make sure they do well. The parents whose kids are in that 66% should look in the mirror, because if they stepped up their kids would be doing fine.[/quote]

So if you can just “step up” and your kids will be fine, then why don’t you just homeschool, since apparently the quality of the school is irrelevant to your kids’ success?[/quote]

I never said it was irrelevant, but in MCPS the quality is sufficient that any student with active parental support will be doing okay, barring those with significant disabilities. Is it possible that a school could be bad enough that even a parent who tries wouldn't get decent results? Sure. That's not the case in MCPS though.[/quote]

Define “significant disabilities.” MCPS fails kids with dyslexia, which is upwards of 20% of the population. [/quote]

The only person who can fail your child is you. [/quote]

Says someone who has never had to fight for a school district to provide the supports they’re legally required to provide to a kid with SN.[/quote]

You could not be wronger about that, although the whining and refusal to take accountability for your own success and failure is unfortunately typical of the worst parts of the SN parent community.[/quote]

My spouse and I pay nearly $100,000/year making sure our SN kid is getting the supports they need.

But your sense that parents are the only ones who can fail their kid is so twisted. We are paying fully out of pocket to support our kid because MCPS shirked its legal obligation.[/quote]

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