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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Aaaanndd this thread reveals its true message...typical MOCO parents trying to game the system to get their kids ahead. See you in a few years when the kids are having mental health issues because they've been pushed too hard and equate your love to their GPA.[/quote]

Or, the kids whose parents didn't enrich them and make sure their needs were met are the ones with mental health issues.

Just because you do nothing academic at home, doesn't mean you need to find ways to justify it.

Its easy to game the MAP test with workbooks and working ahead.[/quote]

And the reason I would want to do this is...?  Why would I want my kid to take calculus (for example) as a HS sophomore?  What's the endgame?  More prestigious college?  More money at first job out of college?  I want my kid to love what they are doing, earn enough to support themselves, and be happy.  If extra work at home is part of what makes them happy, then hey, great.  But otherwise, heck no.[/quote]

You want your kids to take calculus as a Sophomore so they have opportunities for other math classes, once they master that.  It depends on what your child's interests are.  If they are going to major in math or computer science, it's important.  In another major, not so much.

We supplement to make sure our kids get what they need as the MCPS curriculum and teaching format doesn't necessarily work for all kids, like mine.

I want my kids to have class choice once they get to junior and senior years and let them get all the mandatory stuff over early.[/quote]

The problem with MCPS, especially in ES, is smart kids are ignored. This means school is not interesting or challenging. You can argue that providing outside enrichment makes it more so, but they need to learn and develop even at a young age to develop their full potential. Ensuring your child's needs are met regardless of what MCPS does is the responsible thing to do for those of us who can't afford private but prioritize education.[/quote]

Pushy parents stress out kids.[/quote]

And lazy parents have lazy mediocre kids[/quote]

"Those lazy [insert whichever social group(s) on which you look down]!  It's their fault for failing to provide for their kids!  Why should my hard-earned money be taxed to support them?  The notion of common good is for things like national defense that I can't do by myself!  Don't give me that pinko tripe about not tilting opportunity toward the circumstances of one's birth!"

Hard-working, low-SES families may not have your time or resources.  It's a shame that, on the subject of education, you appear to value one version of the ideal of individual autonomy ([i]I[/i] should be able to do what [i]I[/i] like with what [i]I[/i] have") over another ("[i]All[/i] should have equitble access to opportunity based on what [i]we[/i] have"), when the latter offers so much more to society, and even to the majority of those with means when considering the matter holistically.  Still, it's a prisoner's dilemma for you -- unless everyone sticks together enough to push through that which most benefits society, acting on one's own interests is the natural choice; it's not like the family down the street isn't going to push to get their kid ahead of yours...[/quote]

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