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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, I would just visit the schools you're interested in and ask to be connected with parents from those PTOs.

Fwiw, DCPS teachers are overall better paid and tend to be better credentialed than those MCPS. In ES, class sizes are smaller and often have classroom aides and more specials as well. Many DCPS ES across the city are great. And there's a ton of wealthy families attending DCPS schools, esp. in Wards 2, 3, and 4. OP might not decide it's worth it for whatever trade-offs between individual schools, but the blanket generalizations about the entire district on this thread are silly. [/quote]

This is largely untrue. I was a former DCPS teacher who made the move to MCPS. I had to catch up on credentials and teacher workshop training to keep up with my MCPS counterparts. Many of MCPS are certified in multiple areas or have a National Teacher accreditation which is difficult to obtain. It takes 2-3 years to become nationally board certified. [/quote]

Why are there useless things like “National Teacher” accreditation?

I assume most people would prefer a teacher with a masters or PhD in the subject matter vs these accreditations.

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You sound pretty uneducated. National Board Certification includes having independent reviewers who are highly educated and skilled on best practices, this committee review teachers through in person visits, teachers must also submit a portfolio and videos of their teaching and data of their students progress. Further, you cannot become nationally accredited until you have had at least 3 years teaching experience.

Refrain from speaking on matters until you have all the information. 🙄[/quote]

And yet we would all rather prefer say a Calc BC teacher with a masters or PhD in Math vs someone with National Board Certification…though ideally both.[/quote]

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