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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think with the current state of MCPS, getting feedback from parents that the school is "OK" is a positive thing. When parents tell you a school is bad, believe them. But "ok" means the school is pretty acceptable. [b]There is a smaller and smaller pool of schools that parents rave about and feel is great in MCPS these days thanks to the wreckage that McKnight and Felder left behi[/b]nd. But maybe Taylor will turn things around. We'll have to wait and see.[/quote]
You mean the so-called parents on DCUM, because IRL of 80% of parents are fine with MCPS. [/quote]

I disagree. Lots of people I know in real life are unhappy with MCPS and some of them are moving over to private school. I'm sure OP has seen the thread about the "Is MCPS Losing Its Edge" piece.

OP, I agree with PPs telling you to go private if you can afford it. You can have a just fine experience at RHES but elementary school could be so much better and so much more joyful than what MCPS currently provides. RHES was pretty meh for my kids who attended during COVID but the issue isn't RHES, it's MCPS. Class sizes are getting bigger (thank you budget cuts!). RHES is big but I think the bigger problem is the split articulation, we felt like we never put roots down anywhere. And longer-term consideration: MCPS offers [b]some[/b] advanced math pathways starting in grade 4 but the reading and writing curriculum is weak. My kids completed a lot of worksheets and Chromebook assignments grades K-5. [/quote]

Be aware about what they market as "advanced" math. There are students who need MORE than that crappy Math 4/5 and Math 5/6 in ES. There are students who need more starting in younger grades and no they should not have to be bussed to another school to receive math instruction not just another damn worksheet. When you ask teachers for more math, they will give an additional worksheet, maybe. When you ask the "leader" in the school to start offering a more advanced pathway (by asking them in Kindergarten so they have time to set up a class and hire qualified teacher), they don't. But over there in a MCP ES in the western part of the county, students DO receive math leading them to Algebra in 6th. Not just one lone student or a few students in a class with students in the grade above. When you ask the school counselor, they will say they don't handle math. Lol. When you ask school content lead, they will repeat what anyone can already read on the outdated mcps website. When you ask Central Office math department questions about math, they will ask to take your name and # so their person overseeing math can call you back. Call back? BS.[/quote]

I'm skeptical that there are many students who need even more advanced math options than what MCPS offers. I've read elsewhere on this board about parents [b]push[/b]ing for some schools to create Algebra 1 classes for 6th graders. I'd be interested to know how those kids fare later in high school and whether they end up with knowledge gaps. If lots of kids are bored with Math 4/5 or 5/6, that suggests to me the class is not being taught well or going deep enough into the material, not that the kids have mastered several years of math and are ready for Algebra 1 in 6th grade. [/quote]

Isn't it sad that PARENTS have to do that?
Either you are from Alaska, a MCPs lawyer, or cheerleader Lynne Harris. You obviously don't have a math kid and don't understand how absurd it is that kids who need a fabulous advanced math path are not getting it. [/quote]

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