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Definition of private
1
a : intended for or restricted to the use of a particular person, group, or class a private park
b : belonging to or concerning an individual person, company, or interest a private house
c (1) : restricted to the individual or arising independently of others private opinion (2) : carried on by the individual independently of the usual institutions a doctor in private practice; also : being educated by independent study or a tutor or in a private school private students

Definition of school
1
: an organization that provides instruction: such as
a : an institution for the teaching of children

SATURDAY SCHOOL IS A PRIVATE SCHOOL.

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Anonymous wrote:The irony, of course, is that people on DCUM will claim again and again that famlies "over there" don't care about education, don't bother supporting their childrens' academic success, etc.

But the moment they DO take steps to support their struggling student, or their student who needs accelleration, it becomes yet another thing to complain about.

It's almost as if poor and working class families can't do anything right, per DCUM.

More to the point, its as if a certain type of parent doesn't like the idea of a more level playing ground and wants to root out any chances kids have to access affordable support.

People 'over' where??

I think there are lots of Working Class families who find this somewhat odd - that MCPS would funnel money into a private school, when our kids don't even have adequate staffing/facilities at our schools.

My kids attend a Focus School in Silver Spring. Are were 'over there' enough for you? My principal could do a TON with an extra $600K. We have no aides in K, our media specialist is begging parents to donate books, our class sizes in 4th and 5th grade are ridiculous. Even if they want to divide the $600K that MCPS gives Saturday School amongst the Title 1/Focus Schools in the county, most parents 'over here' would be pretty happy with an extra few thousand dollars in the school's budget.

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Anonymous wrote:The last report on their website says that 28% of their funding comes from MCPS. For $626,000.

http://www.saturdayschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Annual-Report-2015-Final.pdf

Also, there are no reports for after 2015. How much money has MCPS been providing for the past 2 years? I'd like to know. YMMV

Good questions.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

People 'over' where??

I think there are lots of Working Class families who find this somewhat odd - that MCPS would funnel money into a private school, when our kids don't even have adequate staffing/facilities at our schools.

My kids attend a Focus School in Silver Spring. Are were 'over there' enough for you? My principal could do a TON with an extra $600K. We have no aides in K, our media specialist is begging parents to donate books, our class sizes in 4th and 5th grade are ridiculous. Even if they want to divide the $600K that MCPS gives Saturday School amongst the Title 1/Focus Schools in the county, most parents 'over here' would be pretty happy with an extra few thousand dollars in the school's budget.

SATURDAY SCHOOL IS NOT A PRIVATE SCHOOL. Yes, I'm shouting.

But really, do you call Mathnasium a private school? How about Princeton Review?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

People 'over' where??

I think there are lots of Working Class families who find this somewhat odd - that MCPS would funnel money into a private school, when our kids don't even have adequate staffing/facilities at our schools.

My kids attend a Focus School in Silver Spring. Are were 'over there' enough for you? My principal could do a TON with an extra $600K. We have no aides in K, our media specialist is begging parents to donate books, our class sizes in 4th and 5th grade are ridiculous. Even if they want to divide the $600K that MCPS gives Saturday School amongst the Title 1/Focus Schools in the county, most parents 'over here' would be pretty happy with an extra few thousand dollars in the school's budget.

SATURDAY SCHOOL IS NOT A PRIVATE SCHOOL. Yes, I'm shouting.

But really, do you call Mathnasium a private school? How about Princeton Review?

Anonymous wrote:The last report on their website says that 28% of their funding comes from MCPS. For $626,000.

http://www.saturdayschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Annual-Report-2015-Final.pdf

Also, there are no reports for after 2015. How much money has MCPS been providing for the past 2 years? I'd like to know. YMMV

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Anonymous wrote:The irony, of course, is that people on DCUM will claim again and again that famlies "over there" don't care about education, don't bother supporting their childrens' academic success, etc.

But the moment they DO take steps to support their struggling student, or their student who needs accelleration, it becomes yet another thing to complain about.

It's almost as if poor and working class families can't do anything right, per DCUM.

More to the point, its as if a certain type of parent doesn't like the idea of a more level playing ground and wants to root out any chances kids have to access affordable support.

Why don't families "over there" want their children educated in the free public school system?

Anonymous wrote:

People 'over' where??

I think there are lots of Working Class families who find this somewhat odd - that MCPS would funnel money into a private school, when our kids don't even have adequate staffing/facilities at our schools.

My kids attend a Focus School in Silver Spring. Are were 'over there' enough for you? My principal could do a TON with an extra $600K. We have no aides in K, our media specialist is begging parents to donate books, our class sizes in 4th and 5th grade are ridiculous. Even if they want to divide the $600K that MCPS gives Saturday School amongst the Title 1/Focus Schools in the county, most parents 'over here' would be pretty happy with an extra few thousand dollars in the school's budget.

Anonymous wrote:The irony, of course, is that people on DCUM will claim again and again that famlies "over there" don't care about education, don't bother supporting their childrens' academic success, etc.

But the moment they DO take steps to support their struggling student, or their student who needs accelleration, it becomes yet another thing to complain about.

It's almost as if poor and working class families can't do anything right, per DCUM.

More to the point, its as if a certain type of parent doesn't like the idea of a more level playing ground and wants to root out any chances kids have to access affordable support.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The irony, of course, is that people on DCUM will claim again and again that famlies "over there" don't care about education, don't bother supporting their childrens' academic success, etc.

But the moment they DO take steps to support their struggling student, or their student who needs accelleration, it becomes yet another thing to complain about.

It's almost as if poor and working class families can't do anything right, per DCUM.

More to the point, its as if a certain type of parent doesn't like the idea of a more level playing ground and wants to root out any chances kids have to access affordable support.

Actually I think the guiding principle here is that whatever MCPS does, it's wrong. Why isn't MCPS supporting tutoring? Bad horrible MCPS! Why is MCPS supporting tutoring? Bad horrible MCPS!

It's good that MCPS is putting public school administrators in private schools. It means they support school choice and it paves the way for lots of charters to open in the county. Finally MCPS will be on par with all the districts around that have school choice through charters. 2.0 will be somebody else's problem when MCPS students have a choice of charters.

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Anonymous wrote:The irony, of course, is that people on DCUM will claim again and again that famlies "over there" don't care about education, don't bother supporting their childrens' academic success, etc.

But the moment they DO take steps to support their struggling student, or their student who needs accelleration, it becomes yet another thing to complain about.

It's almost as if poor and working class families can't do anything right, per DCUM.

More to the point, its as if a certain type of parent doesn't like the idea of a more level playing ground and wants to root out any chances kids have to access affordable support.

Actually I think the guiding principle here is that whatever MCPS does, it's wrong. Why isn't MCPS supporting tutoring? Bad horrible MCPS! Why is MCPS supporting tutoring? Bad horrible MCPS!

Anonymous wrote:The irony, of course, is that people on DCUM will claim again and again that famlies "over there" don't care about education, don't bother supporting their childrens' academic success, etc.

But the moment they DO take steps to support their struggling student, or their student who needs accelleration, it becomes yet another thing to complain about.

It's almost as if poor and working class families can't do anything right, per DCUM.

More to the point, its as if a certain type of parent doesn't like the idea of a more level playing ground and wants to root out any chances kids have to access affordable support.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have a friend in Rockville who is a single mom, and she swears by Saturday school (can't afford private tutors), that her kids got the help they need (currently HS and MS), at a price she could afford.

Why don't they get the education they need in MCPS?

Now there’s a good question. And why is one extra day of the same thing going to help?
Or is it just free Saturday childcare?

Anonymous wrote:The irony, of course, is that people on DCUM will claim again and again that famlies "over there" don't care about education, don't bother supporting their childrens' academic success, etc.

But the moment they DO take steps to support their struggling student, or their student who needs accelleration, it becomes yet another thing to complain about.

It's almost as if poor and working class families can't do anything right, per DCUM.

More to the point, its as if a certain type of parent doesn't like the idea of a more level playing ground and wants to root out any chances kids have to access affordable support.