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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][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]

MCPS does have rigorous academics. You just have to make some effort and show aptitude. My kids were in CES+magnets for all of their school years. It worked out great even. They both ended up at Ivies and are doing well.[/quote]

How long ago? Now there is zero homework, no reading of whole novels, no real grammar, spelling, writing instruction. It’s just sad this race to the bottom. [/quote]

What exactly are they doing in the classroom all day?[/quote]

Imagine if we dropped off 25 kids to your home today and then said  we hope you can get them all to a certain level this year and here’s and the topics you need to cover at least once. Make sure they eat, go to the bathroom, have recess, don’t get hurt, and also have fun.  Note you must spend 80% of your day in this one room.  Some parents will pickup, some kids will need to get in the bus to go home and others will be walking home.  Also parents wants feedback.  Here’s a little info about your group: some can’t spell their name, have never been helped to hold a pencil or crayon correctly, can’t zip up their own clothes, don’t know the alphabet. Some won’t  learn to tie their shoe strings until 4th grade, many won’t  get training wheels off  their bike until upper ES (if they even learn to ride a bike). Some have learning disabilities and some know little English.  [/quote]

So you're making the case for tracking?[/quote]

NP. Yes. Most of the people who oppose it haven't been in a classroom in a long time.[/quote]

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