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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I guess people will continue to repeat the ridiculous “math is better in public school” line, despite how many times we all post proof that it’s false for non-magnet schools. [/quote]

This.  People have no point of comparison but keep repeating this line.  My daughter is a rising 8th grader in private and is going to be taking Geometry.  For the last two graduating classes before her, the majority of students have tested into the honors or advanced level of math they are going into at their private high schools.  Most of the MCPS kids did not.  I think that should tell you something. And in her private school, my daughter has received a much better math education than when she was in private.  Private school allows you to go deep because they have the time to do so.  MCPS does a "hit and run" type of math education - just enough to get you past that standardized test.

I think logically, you cannot argue that X is better than Y without experiencing one of the comparators.  MCPS is full of parents who have never actually experienced anything else but claim it is still better than the unknown experience.[/quote]

We had a similar experience PP.  Daughter as a rising ninth grader tested into honors Alg II coming out of a small parochial.  None of the kids coming into the HS from MCPS got into her level of math.  It definitely is saying something.  MCPS just pushes students through without adequately testing knowledge.  The bar is very low.[/quote]

Which is also why MCPS' standardized test results went down.  In private schools, there is a different but more stringent testing called ERBs.  Our private school's ERB results showed there was no "COVID slide" after the pandemic.  [/quote]

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