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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The problem with focusing on the achievement gap is that it paradoxically increases it.  I went to a low performing MCPS school in the late 1980's when there was real tracking and I was in accelerated classes with other like minded/ motivated students.  If tracking existed like it did when I was in high school, I wouldn't be as concerned about my children attending the "best" school because I would know my children's needs could be met at most if not all MCPS schools.  Today however, I know that I need my kids to be in the most affluent school  possible so that there are resources to deal with acceleration.  Since there are few bottom kids at my kids' school, I know my kids' teachers can focus on teaching my kids rather than giving them worksheets [/quote]

I graduated Wheaton High School in the late 1980's.  Like the PP above, I was tracked since middle school with the same grouping of about 30 kids.  We were given free services such as SAT prep as well as college and career mentoring programs.  I graduated with 15 AP credits and was the first in my family to graduate college.  I have done well in my career and my children now attend schools in the Winston Churchill cluster.

Would I say my children's education is as good as I received in MCPS in the 1980's just because they attend schools in a W Cluster?  Not even close.  We supplement with educational programs outside of school to combat areas of the curriculum that are falling short in teaching basic math, reading, and writing skills.  I also do not assume that the report card is an accurate reflection of my children's skills.

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