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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Asian-American parent here. Our children are in MCPS magnet schools and we still supplement because the standards are pretty low in Math and English.

The issue is not only of curriculum but also lack of content knowledge among teachers.  The education system and the low pay is not attracting the best and brightest in the teaching profession.

We have tried private school as well and while they work well because of small class size and overall discipline, they are even more lacking in academic rigor. Magnets are far superior in the way of peergroup, discipline, enrichment opportunities, academic rigor and acceleration. Are all teachers excellent in the magnet programs? Not really. There is a general hit and miss as far as quality is concerned for teachers in MCPS as well as private schools. The only good thing is that MCPS teachers are more qualified (in terms of Master degrees and other professional certification) than private schools.[/quote]

I don't get this. All my son's private school teachers starting from preschool has master degrees. Several were formal MCPS teachers. I don't see the private school teachers are less qualified part at all. I also think there is a difference between rigor and speed. I found private school in earlier years are not into acceleration or differentiation. But what they do teach is very in-depth.

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