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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yeah. Middle school is definitely the weakest link. It will get better in high school.[/quote]

Public school in general is the weakest link[/quote]

They're better than most privates. There are exceptions but by and large public school education &gt; private schools[/quote]

You are insane - maybe a cheap parochial school is on par but none are worse. None [/quote]

Listen, I have kids in both secular private school and public school and the difference is completely different.  Having 15 kids in a classroom with kids from families that want these kids to excel vs  30 kids half of which do not care to be there, is all the difference.   When my child was in middle school, they had so many field trips, book reports, math and science events, labs, tests, etc.. They were graded in pen, corrected and expected to return with correct answers in 48hrs. Grades were number grades.  A 79.5 and an 89.5 = a B, Not a B+ and certainly not an A that MCPS gives.  They had study skill courses, public speaking course, executive functioning course, mental health management, and finance course. It was mandatory to take a language, art/graphic art, and music.  PE was sports against other private schools for the last period of the day.  No phones were allowed on them during the school day except for 15min after lunch. If their phone was found on them, it was AM detention the next day.  It very much prepped them for high school and college. And this wasn't even a top school in the area.  My last kid is in public.  His choice.  It is tough for me because I know how much he is going to suffer in college with such little writing skills, time management, and clear expectations.  He too has fallen into the "if I hand it in next week, I get the same grade anyway." It sucks[/quote]

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