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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Prepare to be disappointed by MCPS regardless of where you end up. It's an inflexible, unthinking bureaucracy, where all attention goes to the lowest common denominator.

We are in one of the best elementary schools in Bethesda and I'm appalled at the the level of education. [/quote]

Which elementary school would that be?[/quote]

ES is pretty crappy at most MCPS schools.  [/quote]

We have had experiences in 3 MCPS elementary schools and completely disagree. Curriculum is the same whether the school is in Bethesda, Silver Spring, or Gaithersburg. I wonder what you parents are complaining about with the curriculum. Sorry that your "genius" kid isn't taking algebra in 3rd grade. 
There are great teachers everywhere and I find that most teachers are amazing. The differences are the families and the administration. By the way the school that I loved loved the most out of the 3 was a FOCUS school with the highest FARMS rate because of its highly engaging and [b]phoneminal[/b] Principal. The one I liked the least was the wealthy school with the higher test scores but the Principal was just so unfriendly and awful that it negatively impacted the school and community engagement. If you're strictly going by the school with the highest test scores, all it's telling you is that your kid will be going to school with a lot of kids who have highly educated and high income parents. Nothing else. It doesn't tell the rest of the story.[/quote]

I think you mean "phenomenal" - i.e a good sales person who does good face-to-face. This is not necessarily a good administrator or leader of teachers. You see a good tour alone "doesn't tell the rest of the story".[/quote]

Sorry but your assumption about me is wrong. I was on the PTA board in this school and in 1 of the other 2. I was very involved and aware of the school environment and how families and staff viewed the Principal. And you shouldn't discredit the importance of a good face to face. A Principal needs to be engaged and highly communicative with the school community..not just a good administrator.[/quote]

Sure, it really helps to have a good face when there is so much BS going on behind the scenes. We've experienced that with a few Principals ourselves. However I'd never describe them as "phenominal" or even "phenomenal"  :wink: [/quote]

Well, sorry you haven't experienced being in a school where the principal was awesome all around. I have, and yes he was phenomenal and was loved by everyone. And good grief..get over the spelling mistake! [/quote]

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