This entire blog is quite interesting. Here's my question and I hope you can and will choose to answer it: I am the parent of high performing early elementary students who are enrolled in Private Schools within the District of Columbia. Both my wife and I are knowledge professionals who obtained graduate and professional degrees from top universities. We grew up in an environment that supports (and we now encourage for our children) a focus on educational excellence and achievement.
With that background, what does this organization believe is wrong with Montgomery County Public Schools? Is Jerry Weast so problematic that I should NOT take advantage of the real estate market and move to Montgomery County to avoid paying the cost (on various levels) of living within the District of Columbia? Is is this group's opinion that he is antithetical to the positive development of the school system?
My close investigation of this blog and associated sites appears to communicate that there are dire problems with MoCo schools. Am I wrong in concluding that African-American children do well in Montgomery County? Or, is this group's point that catering to that subgroup is what is bringing down Montgomery County schools? Is it this group's opinion that the MoCo system's focus on that group and other minorities' advancement, ultimately, depriving students of a quality educational experience? Is that why I should move to Howard or Frederick counties? I'd really like to know because my and my wife consider our children's education of paramount importance.
Any insight you can provide is appreciated. (FYI - this is a secondary posting to hopefully obtain a response - please excuse the duplication)
This entire blog is quite interesting. Here's my question and I hope you can and will choose to answer it: I am the parent of high performing early elementary students who are enrolled in Private Schools within the District of Columbia. Both my wife and I are knowledge professionals who obtained graduate and professional degrees from top universities. We grew up in an environment that supports (and we now encourage for our children) a focus on educational excellence and achievement.
ReplyDeleteWith that background, what does this organization believe is wrong with Montgomery County Public Schools? Is Jerry Weast so problematic that I should NOT take advantage of the real estate market and move to Montgomery County to avoid paying the cost (on various levels) of living within the District of Columbia? Is is this group's opinion that he is antithetical to the positive development of the school system?
My close investigation of this blog and associated sites appears to communicate that there are dire problems with MoCo schools. Am I wrong in concluding that African-American children do well in Montgomery County? Or, is this group's point that catering to that subgroup is what is bringing down Montgomery County schools? Is it this group's opinion that the MoCo system's focus on that group and other minorities' advancement, ultimately, depriving students of a quality educational experience? Is that why I should move to Howard or Frederick counties? I'd really like to know because my and my wife consider our children's education of paramount importance.
Any insight you can provide is appreciated. (FYI - this is a secondary posting to hopefully obtain a response - please excuse the duplication)