Arlington Traditional

[Anonymous]

There is a parent orientation meeting upon entering ATS and HB reminding parents they made this choice because of educational style, not elite-ism. There is a power point with 10
or so different ways to diffuse any arguments about the rest of Arlington paying for their special program and neighborhood-specific points on why their local school just doesn’t “suit” their precious dumpling.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There is a parent orientation meeting upon entering ATS and HB reminding parents they made this choice because of educational style, not elite-ism. There is a power point with 10
or so different ways to diffuse any arguments about the rest of Arlington paying for their special program and neighborhood-specific points on why their local school just doesn’t “suit” their precious dumpling.

You sound bitter. Why is that?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There is a parent orientation meeting upon entering ATS and HB reminding parents they made this choice because of educational style, not elite-ism. There is a power point with 10
or so different ways to diffuse any arguments about the rest of Arlington paying for their special program and neighborhood-specific points on why their local school just doesn’t “suit” their precious dumpling.

When is this orientation? I'm a new parent and didn't get the invite

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There is a parent orientation meeting upon entering ATS and HB reminding parents they made this choice because of educational style, not elite-ism. There is a power point with 10
or so different ways to diffuse any arguments about the rest of Arlington paying for their special program and neighborhood-specific points on why their local school just doesn’t “suit” their precious dumpling.

Where on earth did you hear that? It's not true.

[Anonymous]

There is so much hate for ATS on this board to the point that it’s quite strange.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is a parent orientation meeting upon entering ATS and HB reminding parents they made this choice because of educational style, not elite-ism. There is a power point with 10
or so different ways to diffuse any arguments about the rest of Arlington paying for their special program and neighborhood-specific points on why their local school just doesn’t “suit” their precious dumpling.

Where on earth did you hear that? It's not true.

+1
If this was ever true, it was discontinued by 2018 my kid started at ATS

[Anonymous]

I think what rubs me the wrong way specifically about ATS and HB is that if their curriculum is so award winning and spectacular (and "Blue Ribbon, whatever that means), why can't they be implemented system wide instead of to the lucky subset of kids who just get lucky?

[Anonymous]

Also, all children will benefit from lower class sizes. Looking at you, HB parents.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think what rubs me the wrong way specifically about ATS and HB is that if their curriculum is so award winning and spectacular (and "Blue Ribbon, whatever that means), why can't they be implemented system wide instead of to the lucky subset of kids who just get lucky?

Blue Ribbon is a federal award program
https://www2.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/index.html

ATS uses the APS curriculum because it is an APS school subjected to the same oversight as all other ES programs

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think what rubs me the wrong way specifically about ATS and HB is that if their curriculum is so award winning and spectacular (and "Blue Ribbon, whatever that means), why can't they be implemented system wide instead of to the lucky subset of kids who just get lucky?

So why are ATS families to blame for that? That's an APS and school board issue.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think what rubs me the wrong way specifically about ATS and HB is that if their curriculum is so award winning and spectacular (and "Blue Ribbon, whatever that means), why can't they be implemented system wide instead of to the lucky subset of kids who just get lucky?

Because if you give my kindergartner homework or insist he has to be reading to be promoted to K, I am going to call BS. I am not going to force my kid to play an instrument. I do not GAF about tucked in shirts.

I would like to be sure all APS kids get RAN screening. I have opted my kids out of SOLs when the teacher was obsessed with scores (my kids do fine on standardized tests; I just don't want their education focused on their scores).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There is a parent orientation meeting upon entering ATS and HB reminding parents they made this choice because of educational style, not elite-ism. There is a power point with 10
or so different ways to diffuse any arguments about the rest of Arlington paying for their special program and neighborhood-specific points on why their local school just doesn’t “suit” their precious dumpling.

My kid isn’t at either of those schools, but who cares? Arlington County wastes so much money. Who would
complain about a public school that people seem to love in light of all the garbage that gets approved by our County Board. If anything, this program should be expanded at other schools to give more families a chance to benefit. There’s clearly a demand. Parents who want to take a stand on tucked in shirts or music class need not apply.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
My kid isn’t at either of those schools, but who cares? Arlington County wastes so much money. Who would
complain about a public school that people seem to love in light of all the garbage that gets approved by our County Board. If anything, this program should be expanded at other schools to give more families a chance to benefit. There’s clearly a demand. Parents who want to take a stand on tucked in shirts or music class need not apply.

If you want to do something, start by learning the difference between the School Board and the County Board.

Then you can figure out whose neighborhood school you take away so you can put another ATS in there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
My kid isn’t at either of those schools, but who cares? Arlington County wastes so much money. Who would
complain about a public school that people seem to love in light of all the garbage that gets approved by our County Board. If anything, this program should be expanded at other schools to give more families a chance to benefit. There’s clearly a demand. Parents who want to take a stand on tucked in shirts or music class need not apply.

If you want to do something, start by learning the difference between the School Board and the County Board.

Then you can figure out whose neighborhood school you take away so you can put another ATS in there.

I understand the difference between the 2 boards and the budgets. My point was that of all the wasted spending in the County, I’m not going to get excited about ATS. Nobody said they were taking your school away, it’s a general comment on a message board that I think there is a demand for more programs like ATS or incorporating some features of ATS into other schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is a parent orientation meeting upon entering ATS and HB reminding parents they made this choice because of educational style, not elite-ism. There is a power point with 10
or so different ways to diffuse any arguments about the rest of Arlington paying for their special program and neighborhood-specific points on why their local school just doesn’t “suit” their precious dumpling.

My kid isn’t at either of those schools, but who cares? Arlington County wastes so much money. Who would
complain about a public school that people seem to love in light of all the garbage that gets approved by our County Board. If anything, this program should be expanded at other schools to give more families a chance to benefit. There’s clearly a demand. Parents who want to take a stand on tucked in shirts or music class need not apply.

I suspect this to be true. I hope this isn’t too much of a thread jack but what do you think the government wastes it on? It does seem like whole schools are the main budget item they are never really fully funded, and Arlington must have ways to cut elsewhere.