Anonymous
Post 02/09/2014 12:40     Subject: Re:The only way to improve mcps is...
And that makes it ok?

We were told when we registered him that there were sports and electives in the school for all the students, including the GTLD kids. My kid even signed up for his first, second and third choices for electives.
Anonymous
Post 02/09/2014 08:10     Subject: The only way to improve mcps is...
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:What mcps middle school has no electives and no sports?


Col E. Brooke Lee MS GTLD program. They do actually have sports in 7th and 8th, but none in 6th.

Oh, and no textbooks either.


??

That's not a middle school, that's a program.

Also, "no sports in sixth grade" is not "no sports".
Anonymous
Post 02/08/2014 16:33     Subject: The only way to improve mcps is...
Anonymous wrote:What mcps middle school has no electives and no sports?


Col E. Brooke Lee MS GTLD program. They do actually have sports in 7th and 8th, but none in 6th.

Oh, and no textbooks either.
Anonymous
Post 02/07/2014 22:05     Subject: The only way to improve mcps is...
The answer is: make ice hockey a varsity sport.
Anonymous
Post 02/07/2014 19:13     Subject: The only way to improve mcps is...
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Get together and FIRE STARR. Push him out like they did in Stamford. He already has a foot outa the door. Just needs a concerted shove.

Otherwise, with C 2.0 and levelling schools you are guaranteed the lowest level of education in the county at every school.


And what are you doing to accomplish this, besides posting on DCUM?


Would you be willing to join? Or, are you just willing to sit on the sidelines and criticize?


I would not be willing to join, because I am quite happy with MCPS, Starr, and Curriculum 2.0.

But you all go right ahead and do your thing.


This is fascinating. You seem to be the only one who likes it. Why? what is it about 2.0 that you like? I am not being snarky, I am genuinely curious.....I am fairly new to MCPS.

No she is not, DCUM is not a good measure.
Anonymous
Post 02/07/2014 18:44     Subject: The only way to improve mcps is...
NP here: I like 2.0 and Starr too. FYI, Starr wants to reduce standardized testing.
Anonymous
Post 02/07/2014 17:48     Subject: The only way to improve mcps is...
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Get together and FIRE STARR. Push him out like they did in Stamford. He already has a foot outa the door. Just needs a concerted shove.

Otherwise, with C 2.0 and levelling schools you are guaranteed the lowest level of education in the county at every school.


And what are you doing to accomplish this, besides posting on DCUM?


Would you be willing to join? Or, are you just willing to sit on the sidelines and criticize?


I would not be willing to join, because I am quite happy with MCPS, Starr, and Curriculum 2.0.

But you all go right ahead and do your thing.


This is fascinating. You seem to be the only one who likes it. Why? what is it about 2.0 that you like? I am not being snarky, I am genuinely curious.....I am fairly new to MCPS.
Anonymous
Post 02/07/2014 17:11     Subject: The only way to improve mcps is...
What mcps middle school has no electives and no sports?
Anonymous
Post 02/07/2014 16:40     Subject: Re:The only way to improve mcps is...
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:We're simply leaving montgomery county. I bet there are schools out there that parents are happy with in MoCo, but in our neck of the woods the facilities are inadequate and long range planning totally botched things with respect to population growth and has left our community in a borderline crisis situation. The politics of it gets really old really fast, and even if the superintendent wanted to make improvements, any additional construction will take forever to be approved and completed.




Don't let the door hit you in your ass. If I can ask where are you going?


To a private school with a snazzy gym, natch. Didn't you know that's what education is all about?


Nope. Going to Arlington. No fancy gym. Nicer/smaller/less-overwhelmed/less-politicized school district. Happy to leave what has become a total mess, and one that seems to be getting worse not better. Have you seen those kids testifying about the roof caving in at their school? The ones who bring parts of their crumbling buildings to BOE meetings? The ones who explain that they've been promised improved facilities for more than a decade, only to get crossed out of the budget anew every time it comes up. That's the MoCo I live in, and it doesn't have room for us. So we're leaving. Have a nice day.


I'll be your friend. We are leaving too. For private, no snazzy gym but a fabulous curriculum and embedded enrichment. MoCo DOE is an utter joke. My son's school is falling apart, there are NO textbooks, no electives (he's in MS), no sports. Just drill and kill and worksheets and handouts in lieu of real books and study guides.
Anonymous
Post 02/07/2014 06:32     Subject: The only way to improve mcps is...
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Get together and FIRE STARR. Push him out like they did in Stamford. He already has a foot outa the door. Just needs a concerted shove.

Otherwise, with C 2.0 and levelling schools you are guaranteed the lowest level of education in the county at every school.


And what are you doing to accomplish this, besides posting on DCUM?


Would you be willing to join? Or, are you just willing to sit on the sidelines and criticize?


I would not be willing to join, because I am quite happy with MCPS, Starr, and Curriculum 2.0.

But you all go right ahead and do your thing.
Anonymous
Post 02/07/2014 06:30     Subject: The only way to improve mcps is...
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Get together and FIRE STARR. Push him out like they did in Stamford. He already has a foot outa the door. Just needs a concerted shove.

Otherwise, with C 2.0 and levelling schools you are guaranteed the lowest level of education in the county at every school.


And what are you doing to accomplish this, besides posting on DCUM?


Would you be willing to join? Or, are you just willing to sit on the sidelines and criticize?
jkirv2
Post 02/06/2014 20:44     Subject: The only way to improve mcps is...
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Anonymous
Post 02/05/2014 19:06     Subject: The only way to improve mcps is...
Anonymous wrote:I am so frustrated with 2.0 and with Sup. Starr and the MCPS bureaucracy. I really which there were a mechanism to get the parents' voices heard. Sure folks on here can snark about how we should do something and not just post on here, but what? We are talking about a multi-billion dollar system with a hell of a lot of power. There has to be an outside entity with the power and clout to help parents. Is there some anti common-core organization that could help organize parents?

Not, everyone hates it, I don't !
Anonymous
Post 02/05/2014 15:04     Subject: Re:The only way to improve mcps is...
hi, friends. I like MCPS, too (I'm a refugee from DC). But I don't like all the testing. How do we end it, or make it voluntary? Full disclosure: one of my children has special needs and I'd just like to pull her out during testing days. that would be my protest.
Anonymous
Post 02/05/2014 13:17     Subject: The only way to improve mcps is...
There are vacancies on the BOE. Run for office. Vote the scoundrels out. Start a petition drive on Change.org. ...

For godsake quit bitching and join folks who are trying to do something.

STARR MUST GO.