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Old 02-02-2014, 10:31 AM
 
Location: Port Charlotte
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Looking for actual human reviews about Murdock Middle School from people who's kids go there now. I've already seen the demographic data, read the 2-5 year old reviews on greatschools.org and explored the schools website a little. Most of the data falls into the "nice to know" category for me. What I really want to know is......

Do your kids like their school?
Do they have good school friends and a socially positive environment?
Do their teachers develop a personally encouraging relationship with them?
Are your kids learning fundamentals or just being pushed through the system?
Does the school actually communicate with you?

......... the real scoop and things that actually matter to parents.

I fully understand that Florida schools are under funded (every public teacher in our country is underpaid IMO), and there is a choice sytem if you don't like the school the kids are in. I know there is also always private schooling if you can afford it. I'm sure there are better schools, there always are. The reality for our family is that my son will probably be going to Murdock unless we discover that it's a punk laden dunce factory where there is no chance of success.

Any thoughts, info or input from those with kids there presently will be appreciated.
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Old 02-03-2014, 12:51 PM
 
Location: Port Charlotte, Florida
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Only input I have is a good friend of mine raised two daughters that went through the school. By his and his wife's accounts it was ok but not necessarily the best school around. They both went on to college just recently. That's a tough year group for kids and I will be placing two of my own in there in two years and have no particular issues with it.
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Old 02-04-2014, 07:26 AM
 
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I can't speak for Murdock...but I can say PG Middle School was very good. I have had kids in elementary, middle, and now HS here. Much of what you read on this sight is posted by people who have never had their kids in the system. My experience so far has been very good. I have been through many states school systems (military and moved a lot, then construction and moved more) and I rate these schools quite high. Now again I am limited to Deep Creek Elementary, Port Charlotte High, and PG Middle school.

Parent participation means a lot too. The kids I have seen that have trouble are those with parents that don't contribute to their education. Just my observation...
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