Anonymous wrote:

I don't have direct experience with DC schools, but you seem to be arguing that it's better to keep kids in incompetent schools than to admit they're incompetent and offer a better alternative.

But they're not.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nope, no Charter Schools in MCPS unfortunately. Parents have no choice for their kids.

Sure they do -- magnets, or move elsewhere in MoCo.

I don't want MoCo to be like the DC model, where more than half of kids are in charter schools. It's basically DCPS saying that they are so incompetent at providing education that they need to outsource it to charter schools.

+ 1000

I don't have direct experience with DC schools, but you seem to be arguing that it's better to keep kids in incompetent schools than to admit they're incompetent and offer a better alternative.

Anonymous wrote:

We pulled our older into PK-2 Primary Day School for 1st grade. Best thing ever - actual feedback, learning the basics very well/engaging, class presentations, foreign language, PE more than 30 minutes a week, fantastic math, phono-visual and science classes and teachers.
Our younger child started right there for PK. They later went to their neighborhood MCPS school 3rd grade on, but I never had to worry about their foundation. Good thing, since my spouse and I both work, unlike most of our neighborhood which seems to be running a homeschool on the side. It is still A LOT to navigate but at least my kids are older, listen, and know how to read, write, and do math.

MCPS K-8 is unacceptable IMO. Maybe it's the best thing since sliced bread when you don't know English or any other language, but for an average or bright kid fluent in English, no way.

You don't say.

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Anonymous wrote:Nope, no Charter Schools in MCPS unfortunately. Parents have no choice for their kids.

There's the DCC and NEC.

of course there's choice . . .

So there is choice in some parts of the county for upper grades. What about the rest of the county? What about elementary? Those parents have no choice.

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Anonymous wrote:it's not head and shoulders above the midwest public school I attended.

+1

MCPS has some fabulous opportunities (magnets, immersion, etc.), but the basic level of education (especially in elementary) is severely lacking. I'm hopeful that the new curriculums will be better. When my kids were in elementary, I would have loved a charter that offered solid instruction on the fundamentals.

We pulled our older into PK-2 Primary Day School for 1st grade. Best thing ever - actual feedback, learning the basics very well/engaging, class presentations, foreign language, PE more than 30 minutes a week, fantastic math, phono-visual and science classes and teachers.
Our younger child started right there for PK. They later went to their neighborhood MCPS school 3rd grade on, but I never had to worry about their foundation. Good thing, since my spouse and I both work, unlike most of our neighborhood which seems to be running a homeschool on the side. It is still A LOT to navigate but at least my kids are older, listen, and know how to read, write, and do math.

MCPS K-8 is unacceptable IMO. Maybe it's the best thing since sliced bread when you don't know English or any other language, but for an average or bright kid fluent in English, no way.

Anonymous wrote:it's not head and shoulders above the midwest public school I attended.

+1

MCPS has some fabulous opportunities (magnets, immersion, etc.), but the basic level of education (especially in elementary) is severely lacking. I'm hopeful that the new curriculums will be better. When my kids were in elementary, I would have loved a charter that offered solid instruction on the fundamentals.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nope, no Charter Schools in MCPS unfortunately. Parents have no choice for their kids.

Sure they do -- magnets, or move elsewhere in MoCo.

I don't want MoCo to be like the DC model, where more than half of kids are in charter schools. It's basically DCPS saying that they are so incompetent at providing education that they need to outsource it to charter schools.

And some charter schools are absolutely terrible.

it's not head and shoulders above the midwest public school I attended.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm so thankful the GOP can't force charters down our throats here like they did in DC. It hurts the quality of public education by siphoning off funds to groups that are far less reputable.

+100, we are well educated in MoCo and anti-charter schools. DH grew up in MoCo and I grew up in the Midwest. MoCo is head & shoulders above my midwestern schools that I attended.

+ 1000
Let's not bring the ultimate corruptness to MoCo schools.

Anonymous wrote:I'm so thankful the GOP can't force charters down our throats here like they did in DC. It hurts the quality of public education by siphoning off funds to groups that are far less reputable.

+100, we are well educated in MoCo and anti-charter schools. DH grew up in MoCo and I grew up in the Midwest. MoCo is head & shoulders above my midwestern schools that I attended.

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Anonymous wrote:Is the semi-private school a possible solution for GT education? I don't seem much discussion here. Also overheard that it is hard to get the approval from MCPS.

Not since the Soviets took over.

Most right-wingers love Putin these days.

Anonymous wrote:Is the semi-private school a possible solution for GT education? I don't seem much discussion here. Also overheard that it is hard to get the approval from MCPS.

Not since the Soviets took over.

Anonymous wrote:https://montgomeryplanning.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/MP_TrendsReport_final.pdf

This is the recent study they put out- pp and waPo cite it.

Looks like MCPS is the global magnet county of choice for El Salvadorians!

This should be passed out at the next board mtg.

Stop skirting around the real drivers of issues in MCPS.

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Anonymous wrote:We have largely been very happy with our MCPS public education experience. We left DC because we refuse to get involved with the degradation of public education. Could MCPS be better? Sure! But communities make up schools and families make-up communities and individuals make up families. I'd rather focus on building healthy individuals, families, and communities! By focusing on those areas then schools can improve. I can see on this board charter school proponents are trying to rally for the support of Hogan's charter school cronies.

You're fooling yourself. There is no such a thing as community when many leaders are inexperienced (Peter Principle) and as a result, micromanaged through fear-based tactics.

I'm sorry that you don't feel a part of your community. People do better and are happier when they are part of a community.

oh no - I do. But we had to move to find a healthy school community supported by parents and businesses.

#nevergoingback

VERY happy!

what is that Behind the Walls school that always gets a ton of Ivy League admits?