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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is a lot on parents too. Hopefully, at the HS level, your child understands they have an increasing level of responsibility in their own education and grades does not = education.

I was pretty clear with my kids that their growth and education was what they put into it.

Timeliness and attendance are fundamentally about respect for themselves and their learning, respect for the teacher and classmates.

When you register for a class, you are essentially saying you’ll attend.

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Some kids don't care for school. They never asked to be there and are there reluctantly. The problem is we don't recognize this and like pretend that all kids are the same.[/quote]

We don’t pretend all kids are the same which is why there is a variety of program offerings including CTE, Internships, and Apprenticeships at the HS level.  When we make generalized statements like this it turns off people who are charged with creating and implementing program’s because people often don’t see all the hard worn that has gone into creating and maintaining what is available currently.[/quote]

Seems like many of these kids who are so disengaged from school and just wandering the halls would benefit from these programs. Are you sure people are aware of this stuff? [/quote]

It’s hard to be aware of stuff if you’re wandering the halls instead of in class or at least talking your counselor/Admin about why you aren’t in class and what you’d rather be doing.  That said, MCPS needs to do a much better job of making students aware of opportunities that exist.  They district doesn’t seem to understand how to communicate with student, families, and the community.  They either overwhelm with information, much of it unnecessary or don’t provide enough and leave people to search for it.  They also need much better academic advising.

https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/work-based-learning

https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/partnerships/summer-rise/

https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/career-readiness/plans/hs-plans/

https://futurelinkmd.org/

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