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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kid totally tuned out the teachers so I had to fill the void with tutoring on AI, 3-D printing, Oculus headset programming - all hidden from MCPS.  I'm not talking about just sitting in the class, but hands-on python machine learning and C# before taking MCPS JAVA.

[b]The teachers have no clue at all[/b], and I just say to let the teachers think what they want and you take what you want.  One programming teacher gave a C - but got a 5 on the AP, where "A" peers only got a 4 or less.  I shook my head when I read one teacher's email about trying harder.  That's when I realized just how bad MCPS programs and selection process is.

Create a school to compete with TJ.  Make a program in the CENTER of the county to cut down on the bus rides - not at the two extreme edges of it.

For admission, ignore ALL teacher recommendations -or- have an evaluation board of top academic teachers.  Base admissions ONLY on the best standardized scores and indicators of excellence and talent.
 
If someone says "equity", I say "equality".  No one helped my grandmother when she was born in a shack without running water or an indoor bathroom.  If you want respect, earn it.  Make resources available to those who will use it.

If this hurts anyone's feelings, that's fine.  I'm sick and tired of MCPS wasting my taxpayer dollars anyway.  I want the best academic and support programs for my kids (not the subject of social experiments by a handful of crackpots).[/quote]

I'm pretty sure they do know what they are doing.  Red flags were "lottery".  It's more of a real estate business scheme than a school.  Kind of like all of those real estate developers that sit on the boards of all those colleges in California.[/quote]

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