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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m not sure why a PP feels so defensive about MCPS. MCPS class sizes are ridiculously too large for students to receive individualized instruction. MCPS is demoralized by the demands due to the staffing shortages, unaddressed misconduct by superiors, and low pay.Finally, private schools returned to in person instruction for the 2020-2021 school year while MCPS remained online. Private schools never adjusted their curriculum during the pandemic and thus, students didn’t experience learning loss like their MCPS peers.

Keep fooling yourself that MCPS is superior school system. MCPS is the free option, not the academically superior option. Like another PP said, in life you get what you pay for. [/quote]

While I certainly recognize the problems facing MCPS and other public school districts, private schools are not superior for everyone. DD's best friend hated their private. Other parents would kill to have their kids there but for her it was not really challenging, not enough smart kids, not enough ideas. She felt the classroom discussion was always mediocre because only a small percentage of kids were actually smart and motivated. She was bored. Most of them came from similar backgrounds. In her public magnet the entire class is smart and motivated and the perspectives are more eye-opening. FWIW, DD is very smart and likes the private.[/quote]

This thread is comparing W schools to private if money wasn’t an option. None of the magnets are W schools.

Most people in W schools do not view magnets as a great option because of the long commute. If you live in a non-W neighborhood, I can see why a magnet would be an attractive option to get out of the disciplinary problems and safety concerns reported in those schools. However, schools like Blair also have safety issues so I guess it depends on which magnet your child is aspiring to get into.[/quote]

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