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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]or maybe your school's administration has a better grasp on where dollars need to be spent.[/quote]

Principals can’t make everyone happy and need to meet the school’s needs as best as they can. If only a few kids want to take a class, that is not a good use of the school’s budget even if it’s what your child wants. Maybe you can see if there is a virtual option if your child can’t get to MC?[/quote]

You do realize there is no virtual option in MCPS.  And, the few virtual options at MC are during the school day at odd hours that conflict with classes at school or after school or evenings when activities occur.  MCPS should provide equal classes to all sttudents.  These schools are higher farms because people bail. After all, their kids needs aren't getting met.  More families will bail if this trend continues.  [/quote]

Fine, take away all advanced classes in magnets, cancel IB in all schools, take away special arts programs, and make sure that no school offers anything extra. That will really solve things.

Get over yourself. MCPS is trying hard to make things more equitable for everyone- high and low FARMS schools. Yet parents only find fault. Will it be perfect right away? Absolutely not, but it is a great step for this county.[/quote]

Sounds good.  MCPS wants equity.  Or, how about being reasonable and having more offerings for schools with limited offerings.  Its interesting you don't see to have a problem with this as you don't care about the huge inequities at the different schools.

We want our kids to have the same opportunities as yours.  Is that unreasonable?  We all pay for these schools.  [/quote]

I. Agree. With. You. The core at all high schools needs to be strong. There will be differences in electives offered at each school. Maybe we should brainstorm a list of essential offerings starting with the MCPS proposal of core classes. What do you think is missing from that list?[/quote]

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