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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]MoCo in general and MCPS in particular peaked decades ago.  I’d go with one of the strong pyramids in FCPS, of which there are more and at different price points than can be said of MCPS:  for example, Langley, McLean, Oakton, Chantilly, Madison, Woodson, Marshall, Lake Braddock, Robinson, or West Springfield. [/quote]

I went to MCPS decades ago. My kids are there today. They are getting a much better education than I ever got at W's. This is because many programs are available to kids interested in learning if you want to take advantage of them. Yes, the world has changed. The demographics of Montgomery County are different than 30 years ago; however, you can get as good or even better education today if you care about that.[/quote]

Do you mean magnet programs? I agree those are strong, but there aren't enough spots for everyone. I judge MCPS on what they offer to the general education population, and that is really lacking. My kids are in ES/MS, but my understanding is that the same is true for HS until you get to AP/IB classes.[/quote]

I'm actually just interested in opportunities offered to high-achieving. The average student fairs well for average rigor in either place. [/quote]

Except for with the changes to magnet-school admission in MCPS, many high-achieving students are not getting into magnet programs. So the quality of the base program really matters.[/quote]

Do you mean the temporary changes they enacted to ES/MS selection since they couldn't give the CogAT during the pandemic? Well, the good news is that was a temporary situation that ends this Spring. We don't know what they'll be doing next but it's still far less random than what VA does now.[/quote]

I actually like MCPS and my kids are being well served, but none of us know that the lottery is going away. MCPS has not announced the procedure for next school year yet. So, this year's 5th graders will be entered into a lottery. Next year's 5th graders? We have no idea what that process will look like. They may go back to the CogAT and the old system, or they may bring back the CogAT and keep the lottery, or they may never administer the CogAT again and use MAP and grades instead. We don't know, and pretending that you do know is misleading people when they are looking for good information to make an informed decision. [/quote]

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