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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is directly related to the earlier post about top tier privates. The reason "middling" kids get in to top colleges from these schools is that colleges know that they are prepared. Many public schools are a different story.[/quote]

This.

My kid had a nearly 100% average in math in mcps middle school.

His private high school placement test had him repeat algebra freshman year…and we quickly got him a tutor to help him keep up.

Long story short: mcps math is a joke. [/quote]
Long story short is that you’re a grossly negligent parent [/quote]
dp.. how so?  Is it not the school's responsibility to make sure the kid knows the content?  Or is school just supposed to be a babysitter, and the parent is supposed to teach them at home?

-MCPS parent [/quote]
You’re a parent and don’t think to keep tabs with how your kid is doing, what they’re learning, and supporting them? This is your fault.[/quote]
The kid is getting As/Bs, and the teacher has not indicated that the kid has any learning issues. Is the parent supposed to give the kid an exam at home to make sure they know the content?[/quote]
I check my child’a work to see if they’re at grade level. It takes 10 minutes out of my day a few times through the year. Negligent parents just let their kid fall behind and blame everyone else. [/quote]

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