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+1.  We are moving our GT/LD kid out of MoCo and into private because I can't stand to watch a bright, motivated 6th grader get beaten down and discouraged day after day.  I'm sure there are good teachers out there, and to be fair he has a couple who get him and push him, but we've been told outright by the principal that [b]the school's job is not to have kids reach their potential, but to get them to proficiency[/b].  I think it's a crime for a school system encourage proficiency (mediocrity) rather than encouraging each child's potential for excellence.  Parents and students are not the customers in MoCo.  [/quote]

THIS is why smart families are seriously questioning moving to Montgomery county. [b]And why there are now all time high waitlists and apps at the privates.[/b]  And why tutors are increasing their rates and are over scheduled.

[b]Even Starr said the curriculums goal is to get MoCo students up to par, so they can successfully get in to Community College.[/b][/quote]

How do you know that there are now "all-time high waitlists and applications at the private schools"?

And where and when, exactly, did Starr say that the goal of C2.0 is to prepare MCPS students for getting into community college?
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(Also, I don't usually comment about the spelling and punctuation of posts, but it does seem ironic to me when PPs put up misspelled and mispunctuated posts about how Maryland schools are anti-achievement.)[/b][/quote]

I'm not the PP, but I don't really see any irony here.  As a parent, I might be a poor speller, but that doesn't mean that I want my kid to be a poor speller!  I want BETTER for my kid.

There are lots of ESOL students in my kid's school.  Sure, they don't have the most perfect grammar/spelling.  But, I know some of them, and I know they want better for their kids.

So, I really don't think criticizing someone for poor spelling and punctuation really makes any point.[/quote]

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