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Anonymous wrote:I hate what MCPS has become from the bottom of my heart. It is still far better than Frederick County. I suspect Howard County is better than MCPS at least the demographcs.

Howard is much much whiter if that's what you mean.

Hmmm...not what I meant, considering I am BROWN. But more students and parents who prioritize education and less of a corrupt and inefficient administration.

I wish that I knew fewer brown (South Asian) people who believe the whiter the school, the better the education or that other (non-South Asian) brown people don’t prioritize education. Maybe you aren’t like that, PP, but I no longer assume brown means not racist.

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Anonymous wrote:I taught in FCPS and now teach in MCPS. There are many struggling schools in Frederick City for same reasons we have struggling schools in MCPS. FCPS does talk about the achievement gap constantly in public like MCPS does, because the issue does not affect every school. But all the problems of MCPS are there in FCPS. I think of FCPS and Frederick Co. in general as about 10 years behind MCPS in terms of problems an issues. Many families are coming from Baltimore or Germantowne to Frederick for cheaper rents. People looking for the cheapest places to live go to Washington Co. You will encounter a lot of places with old school rednecks and racists. Frederick is the largest county in MD, so there are definitely pockets of old fashioned white supremacy.

That's an understatement of the day!

Racist! Racist! Racist! Racist! Racist!

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Lol. Sorry but this made me laugh... a French couple?? Jews/Asian??

Some Asian people are Jews.

Anonymous wrote:I taught in FCPS and now teach in MCPS. There are many struggling schools in Frederick City for same reasons we have struggling schools in MCPS. FCPS does talk about the achievement gap constantly in public like MCPS does, because the issue does not affect every school. But all the problems of MCPS are there in FCPS. I think of FCPS and Frederick Co. in general as about 10 years behind MCPS in terms of problems an issues. Many families are coming from Baltimore or Germantowne to Frederick for cheaper rents. People looking for the cheapest places to live go to Washington Co. You will encounter a lot of places with old school rednecks and racists. Frederick is the largest county in MD, so there are definitely pockets of old fashioned white supremacy.

That's an understatement of the day!

I have heard that Urbana (IB program) and OKdale are good. Any thoughts?

I taught in FCPS and now teach in MCPS. There are many struggling schools in Frederick City for same reasons we have struggling schools in MCPS. FCPS does talk about the achievement gap constantly in public like MCPS does, because the issue does not affect every school. But all the problems of MCPS are there in FCPS. I think of FCPS and Frederick Co. in general as about 10 years behind MCPS in terms of problems an issues. Many families are coming from Baltimore or Germantowne to Frederick for cheaper rents. People looking for the cheapest places to live go to Washington Co. You will encounter a lot of places with old school rednecks and racists. Frederick is the largest county in MD, so there are definitely pockets of old fashioned white supremacy.

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Anonymous wrote:I teach in MCPS and my kids go to school in Urbana. I've definitely been happy with our experience in FCPS but again, I can only speak for the schools in my neighborhood.

Where do you live?

I live in the Villages of Urbana.

My neighbors' daughter lives and teaches in Frederick but sends her kids to MCPS using her Mom address.

Anonymous wrote:I teach in MCPS and my kids go to school in Urbana. I've definitely been happy with our experience in FCPS but again, I can only speak for the schools in my neighborhood.

Where do you live?

I teach in MCPS and my kids go to school in Urbana. I've definitely been happy with our experience in FCPS but again, I can only speak for the schools in my neighborhood.

Anonymous wrote:I don’t hate MoCo or MCPS and acknowledge that HCPS are rising fast. However, my friends who moved to Frederick Co are unhappy. They moved in the last 5 years for big houses and thought that their presence as highly educated professionals and involved parents would lead the schools to rise to the occasion. It hasn’t. One friend is particularly frustrated because our kids were neck and neck in their skills and motivation when they lived in MoCo, but his DD has fallen much further behind. It’s also a major commitment to get her to the ECs in DC and NoVA that we used to do together. They tried joining an activity in York, PA, but our kids did those particular projects in ES, not MS.

Not the case for us

My kids are doing very well, and my daughter is looking into early graduation. They've learned the importance of working hard & being resourceful. No spoon feeding allowed!

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Anonymous wrote:Many many years ago as a 23 year old, I went to visit Frederick and I literally had a man in the middle of the street say to me, "Go back to Japan," while his friends laughed. Given the lack of diversity in FCPS schools, I'm not at a place where I'm comfortable sending my kids there.

well, too bad you appear to live in the past, as you missed one of the BEST gay pride events in the city this past weekend

Nothing stays the same, but if you're going to base your experiences on your 23 yo self, then you don't want to hear this argument.

DP: Gay Pride does not equal acceptance of racial and ethnic minorities. There’s actually a lot of anti-Asian attitudes among white gay males.

Ok
Look - I'm not getting into this.

You do you; I'll do me.

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Anonymous wrote:MCPS is better. The only schools to consider at moment would be Urbana High or Middletown High.

I disagree.

While we are in one of the two mentioned above, a smaller system like FCPS provides teachers with more autonomy and as a result, students are much more resourceful and resilient.

I've seen growth in my own kids, as we left Mo Co over a year ago. Working PT over the summer and during the school year is encouraged, and according to my daughter, academics are a priority. She's find an academic cohort in other words, which wasn't the case in MCPS.

Maybe FCPS isn't everyone's cup of tea, but it's been a good move for us and for others who have moved into our area.

Once a school system becomes too large, it becomes inefficient and can't meet competing demands of its student population.

I see this as MCPS’ biggest problem. It is just too damn large. Impossible to meet the needs of the students. So it appears that the leadership has just stopped trying.

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Anonymous wrote:I hate what MCPS has become from the bottom of my heart. It is still far better than Frederick County. I suspect Howard County is better than MCPS at least the demographcs.

Howard is much much whiter if that's what you mean.

No they aren't. They just aren't urban enough or white rich enough to have illegals.... yet.

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Anonymous wrote:I hate what MCPS has become from the bottom of my heart. It is still far better than Frederick County. I suspect Howard County is better than MCPS at least the demographcs.

Howard is much much whiter if that's what you mean.

Hmmm...not what I meant, considering I am BROWN. But more students and parents who prioritize education and less of a corrupt and inefficient administration.