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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Who else feels this way?  At back to school night, Parents were lectured on inclusiveness in a prerecorded message by the Superintendent.  But not a word about curriculum advances, or new technology or what MCPS is doing to better the learning environment for children.   Not a word about excellence, acheivement, goals or EDUCATION.   All Montco cares about is closing the acheivement gap which is impossible with an exploding immigrant class to the area.  We moved here for the schools before curriculum 2.0.  No way MCPS keeps its repuation as the best. It is all down hill when the goal for a school system is no longer about actual education and learning for all children but is instead about social justice.[/quote]

What school was this?  We didn't hear any prerecorded message.  I think my elementary school is outstanding.  When your kids go to college, you will think MCPS schools are the best.  Your child will notice this right away.[/quote]

I haven't been to our back to school nights yet this year, but I've absolutely experienced what the OP described at the ES in recent years.  Instead of a presentation in the classroom by the teacher, there is either a power point from the entire grade level team or worse videos produced by MCPS.  I've never been on the brink of leaving the school system over this, but I have left feeling an entire room full of parents rearranged their schedules for nothing.  The presentations are nearly completely vacuous and often condescending, too.  And it is a shame, because I still remember how helpful my oldest DC's 1st grade teacher was when she gave us a quick rundown of the school year.  She demonstrated a thorough knowledge of development, gave us some quick tips to help at home and left us feeling we were in very good hands.  That's exactly what I'm looking for in the short time back to school offers.  The slick back to school presentation seem to be about preventing parents from asking questions or having any quality interaction with the teachers.[/quote]

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