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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][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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And my kid came from PUBLIC school and scored in the high 90 percentile range for her ERBs when in private school - higher than her private school peers. [b]Your kids test scores aren't impressive.[/b]  You're just telling me what your daughter's private school peers scored.  Do you know what the public school kids scored?  Do you think Mr. IT/Scientist/Highly Paid Federal Government Worker's son and daughter really got creamed by your Catholic High School kid?  Probably not.  If your daughter really scored that well, she'll be in good company with the other PUBLIC school kids who scored just as well.   :roll: [/quote]

I just told you she was 99.9%.  Doesn't get any better than that.  Nice try though.

The days of MCPS students scoring well on standardized tests are over.  Unless they are significantly subsidized, they aren't going to be impressive.  The MAP scores are a disaster.[/quote]

My public school child scored 99.98% without supplement. There will always be MCPS kids that score higher. You're still not impressive.[/quote]

Of course there will be some kids, but that number of kids is sadly dwindling.   Not trying to impress anyone.  Just countering the idiot who claimed Catholic schools don't teach math well.  The fact is the Catholic schools are what saved many MCPS students from falling further behind.  Glad we could help.[/quote]

My son is in the top Catholic school in DC and it is not better than when he was in public and have had to hire tutor to fill in gaps that the school lacks in writing instruction.  Math is an advanced class that you would find in public with class time at only 40 minutes, so less class time than public. Heavy focus
on non essential classes with core classes taking a back seat. All this at only under $40 grand a year. If you like paying for polish and empty promises that are touted. [/quote]

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