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[quote=Anonymous]18:29 People probably think you work for MCPS because you are parroting the same inappropriate comments that MCPS officials seem to make with great frequency. A parent who likes 2.0 and I honestly haven't met any would talk more about their child not the bureaucratic line.

I've lived in this area for a long time. I never heard anyone talk about moving away or heard the degree of dissatisfaction about the school system until recently. The negative issues keep coming and coming. First, it was the budget mistakes and lack of capacity. planning. Second, it was the bad curriculum and ending math acceleration. Third, it was the poor budget decisions that led to the explosion of class sizes and poor student:teacher ratios. Fourth, it was the ridiculous new grading system. Fifth, it was the utter failure to effectively teach math and be transparent with the community with the bad scores. The Washington Post doesn't keep negative articles about a school system because only a few parents are upset. These are major issues that you can't sweep under the rug.

It is a problem and a pretty big one. I don't think people will continue to support the school system as there is too much negativity. The more MCPS tries to manage its PR, the more it seems to offend the parents. The only solution is to actually change course which an organization as large as MCPS probably will not do fast enough to avoid serious damage.

Its terribly unfortunate because the kids who are part of this experiment will be the ones who suffer most. The truly gifted kids will come out OK but the kids in the middle who could have used a strong education to get ahead will grow up to be mediocre at best students. This will follow them through college and they will be less marketable in the workforce. The special needs kids will suffer as they will not get the resources they need to learn appropriately. Sadly, nothing will change for the kids who struggle academically. Their existence will be temporarily hidden as MCPS continues to try to cook their books.

Eventually, it will change. MCPS takes a larger % of county revenues than most systems. Its been able to hold onto this position on the basis that it is an important cash cow that drives the real estate market. The perception has already changed that the place to go for good schools is Montgomery County. Without the argument that the schools drive the market, MCPs will lose its preferential funding position. When enough people in MCPS start losing their jobs from budget cuts, you'll see some change.

Public education doesn't have to be bad or mediocre. It can be good or great but it will take quite a bit of work to get MCPS out of the hole its dug for itself.

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