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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]Do you expect dog and pony shows? Is that what you do at work? dance around and sing for your boss each time s/he enters your office?

Of course there are some teachers who don't inspire their students. But for fuck's sake, folks, do you HONESTLY think any other system out there is better?

Such small worlds you have! Expand your horizons. Travel around and see what the other systems have to offer. fewer resources, teachers w/o training, old school thinking, insular communities

I could go on and on.

And guess what? The majority of the states are using Common Core! So don't think it's just MCPS.

What a bunch of whiners - and with nothing - other than an uninspiring teacher - to back you up!

I'd hate to see how your children handle difficult situations.

oh wait - They won't . . . b/c mommy and daddy shelter them from the ugly parts of life. [/quote]

You clearly work for MCPS and this hit a nerve for you but wake up. We moved from New England and school was far more interesting for kids. You can't keep blaming Common Core for your lack of performance and saying trust me everywhere else is worse than this is just plain false.

MCPS is a joyless see of worksheets, uninspired teaching, and a terrible curriculum. When young kids hate going to school, Houston you have a problem. A big problem. [/quote]

I also moved from New England and my kids are so much happier here. We've been very pleased with the academic challenge. While small town school districts up north have some pros, the cons were huge. Teachers were given jobs not because they were the most qualified but because they were the mayor's niece. Getting into honors/AP classes was very political and often depended on parents's pull in the community or whether a teacher liked you.

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Do you think the best teachers are picked at MCPS?  lol

I am glad you like it better here but for people that have been here for years the system is failing. Like another OP said. Joyless. I will add robotic, lackluster, straight narrow line. The fact that public school teachers can't just think outside of the box sucks. We came from a small district in NC where PE was daily, parents were involved, each class had a website with updates, PTA was strong and teachers sende more interested. My daughters last teacher would bring blankets on nice days and they would do reading groups/free reading outside. Math games on the blacktop, times table four square, etc...  Not all on the same day but spread out. They don't seem to ever take the kids away from the desk. I hope I am more impressed with high school. [/quote]

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