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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This thread is absurd.

MCPS sends how many kids to college that succeed when they are there?

Grade inflation is a stupid question.

Here is why if MCPS tracked students achievement upon leaving you would see accross the board how great MCPS is. Our students do better than a large portion of the US.

Is there room for improvement of course however grade inflation lol that’s private school territory.

Maybe work on not banning any more books or allowing the Christian right to enter our schools way more important at this juncture.

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Montgomery County has an extremely well-educated population. In addition to NIH and NIST, our proximity to DC means we have an abundance of diplomats, university faculty, lawyers, etc.  These parents are able to recognize the gaps in the education provided by MCPS and compensate accordingly.

The booming tutoring industry here is astonishing.  Other parents work with their kids at home.  Even before my now grown oldest child started K, I heard discussions that you send your child to MCPS for socialization and then educate them at home after school.  Then there are the individual teachers who, at risk to their careers, quietly teach the kids what they know they need.  (The first systematic grammar instruction my DD received was in 4th grade when her teacher taught the grammar curriculum from her daughter’s private school.)

MCPS does have some fabulous programs.  My kids were fortunate to be able to take advantage of the magnet program, which was outstanding. Unfortunately, there aren’t enough spaces to accommodate all qualified students.  Even worse, if students are relying only on MCPS, they may not be qualified for those opportunities.

I have long been of the opinion that the high achievement levels of this county’s students is largely in spite of MCPS, rather than because of it.  What MCPS seems to perform best at isn’t education, but marketing. [/quote]

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