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[quote=Anonymous]I went to a public school that was as crappy as MCPS. The difference was that back then not only did they give grades they also would hold kids back who failed. The curriculum was pretty easy but always getting 10/10 or 100/100 gave me a significant amount of confidence in my own abilities. I switched to private school for high school. It was a shock at first that everything wasn't easy. It was very rigorous and not enough to just be smart. My confidence in myself helped me adept to working harder to earn the top grades. In college, it was a breeze while my friends at the same college from public school really struggled for the first year or two. The private school preparation gave me an edge in being able to complete a double major, take on a job to help pay for my education and have time for internships. This made a difference with job hunting after graduation.My public school friends who were just struggling with the academics because they hadn't been prepared were disadvantaged.

If my early public school had only given Ps I don't think I would have developed the same self confidence in my abilities. If  my private school hadn't been rigorous I would not have been able to do the things in college that led to my career. These things do make a difference and frankly MCPS has created the worse of both worlds...crappy curriculum, no rigor, no reward for doing well, and no confidence building.

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