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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My daughter adores math. She’s in ES at a private K-8.

We would love for them to accelerate her in math, but they just don’t do it until middle school.

That’s fine though. Here’s the thing:

- All the top private HS offer advanced math, up to BC calc and sometimes beyond.

- MCPS math proficiency scores are abysmal, so I’m not sure people are on the firmest ground claiming that MCPS is this math powerhouse.

- Overall, public schools are in such disarray that I’ll take my kid not being challenged in math for a few years over her being in MCPS.[/quote]

I have no issue with the math at our daughter's private school, but to look at the overall statistics for MCPS and conclude that it isn't a math powerhouse misses the fact that the kids at the top, who are at either the magnets or the highest level math at the strong HS's, are definitely a match and then some for top students at any of the local private schools.  The problem for families with students in ES in MCPS is that the system has done everything possible to make it more unpredictable for top students in high SES areas to access the CES programs and competitive MS magnets (TPMS, EMS, etc.).  It was great track, and likely is still great track, if your kid is lucky enough to get selected.  Or you can take a route that is more predictable.[/quote]

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