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Anonymous wrote:This thread seems to have been overtaken by the very prolific poster who hates MCPS and Curriculum 2.0. If this board is any gauge, parents who believe their kids to be "advanced" are the most aggrieved; apparently now little Ava who was taught to read at 3yo and Jack who was redshirted so that he would sit perfectly still in K won't be able to take those calculus classes in grade 2.
 
Personally, I don't really get it, personally, as the parent of a child whose entry to MCPS coincided with the adoption of 2.0. Maybe what preceded it was better, I don't know. But my child has had a first-rate experience with terrific teachers in MCPS so far. My sense is that my child's classmates and their families were reasonably satisfied too, and most of them appear to have the resources to avail themselves of other options. No knocks on HoCo, I'm sure that's lovely too, but no family with working parents would happily choose a 2 hour commute over a 25 minute one, particularly when the short commute comes with some of the best rated schools in the country.

I know the MCPS trolls would advocate a so-so education over a slightly longer commute and a darn good education. Union troll: how me why Maryland is wrong in placing MCPS performance solidly in the middle and not at the top.
 
Parents look at the actual numbers and make up your minds. [/quote]

Seriously, do you really think anyone who doesn't want to move to Howard County... whereever that may be... is a troll or a representative of MCPS? I can assure you, I am neither and I don't have any union ties or even a terribly positive view of teachers' unions. I do think my child has had 3 terrific teachers and has made huge strides in terms of academic and social/emotional development. You seem a little unhinged, PP. And btw, Howard County is not a "slightly longer commute" as compared to Bethesda, Chevy Chase or Silver Spring. I can get from my office in Dupont Circle to my child's school in 20 minutes most of the time, which it makes it possible for me to volunteer and attend activities, as well as have more time with my family every day. I can't even imagine how people who live in Howard County manage to do these things if they work in DC. I've never actually met any other parents who live in Howard County and works in DC, otherwise I might inquire. [/quote]

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