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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This year hasn’t been great for us. My kid did fine in the pandemic because we heavily supplemented. That meant DC was above grade level this year, especially considering learning loss in the pandemic. Result has been that DC is not progressing at all this year—scores are actually down from last year. Basically kids above grade level are ignored in class. The one exception is compacted math.

I would stay in private if you can afford it. [/quote]
You are assuming that advanced kids are taught above grade level
At private when that is not always the case. So much depends on the private and public options in question. [/quote]

We tried to switch to private for this year for MS.  The ones with openings/would consider our child (or questionable openings where they might have some if they want your child) could not do the same math track and we'd have to pay extra for it or get a tutor/outside class.  They start Algebra much later.[/quote]

It depends on the school.  My small Catholic parochial (under $10K per year) has several eighth grade students doing Geometry.  Last year there were a few kids doing Algebra II in 8th.  This is a tiny school with only one class per grade.  It's been great having my daughter in small math and reading groups throughout her K-8 experience.  There are only 9 students in her math class.[/quote]

Catholic parochial’s are some of the bottom of the barrel and I am a Catholic. The kids you mentioned doing geometry I bet wouldn’t be able to in public and guarantee they are learning this from supplementing out. [/quote]

Nope.  My daughter is one of them.  Never had to supplement anything and she has to work hard at it.  She was lucky to be in person through the 2020-21 year, [b]so she is not behind in math like the majority of MCPS and most public schools for that matter[/b].[/quote]

My kid is in a well regarded private and her old public school peers are AHEAD of her in math.  So, no, all public school kids aren't behind in everything. Find some other reasons to help you believe it is worth writing that check.[/quote]

You should unenroll then.  Listen, I am not here to defend each and every private school.  Just pointing out that generalizations should not be made.  My kid is coming out if 8th grade unscathed.  She scored in 99.9%  in her standardized placement test for HS and many of her classmates did as well or in the 90s.  I am saying that the schools that remained open for the most part have students who are well prepared and have less incidents of mental illness.  Also our schools is not dealing with violence or other misbehaviors.  Lots of learning happening vs. distractions and teachers giving everyone a pass.

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You say generalizations should not be made and then you go on to generalize. [/quote]

Bingo.
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