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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't think my child is getting a 'crappy education' (while we're at it, I'm wondering if GDS, Sidwell, Holton, etc students are getting 42K a year worth of education. Do they, really?), my child at her ES is getting an okay education. Our school is excellent, the principal is stellar and the PTA and parents are involved; the peer group is of a high caliber, also. Yes, I'm not crazy about the curriculum, since my child is academically advanced, yes, I think she would benefit from more challenge. That's why we supplement. Do I wish MCPS cater more to its brightest? Yes, of course.

In MS and HS we would reevaluate, but, for now, MCPS it is. And yes, it is superior to Howard and PG (don't know much about Fairfax, but I believe it's comparable).[/quote]
Wow, 42K?  Lots of smart kids from MCPS getting into top colleges without paying $42K for several years in private.  I think it's really hard to compare public/private since the same child cant go through both systems and see what the end results are between the two.

In any case, MCPS has issues, as do a lot of other districts (I'm from out west), but it's nowhere near the bottom half.   Some districts don't allow any kid of math acceleration. MCPS does, though the math curriculum has some issues.  I think the critical reading/writing curriculum is decent, but I know some parents want them to focus on grammar and spelling more. So, again, not perfect, but not horrible either.  
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