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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not MCPS but FCPS and we have been visiting privates and based on what I see kids doing in private, FCPS is very behind.  In discussing the lack of rigor in Fairfax with a private school admissions officer, I noted that my kids have gotten high marks and are doing fine but that I feel like they can and should be doing more.  She noted 2 things that were noteworthy.  First, all kids coming from public have "good" grades.  And Second, even kids in the Advance Academic Program in Fairfax are behind when they come to the private school.  I wonder if the publics all around here are dumbing it down and I wonder why.  I grew up in public here and it was a good education.  My friend has kids in a county in Florida and I had her send me her kid's work.  It is so much more advanced than ours.   We do lots of "mom-work" at home and hopefully we will be accepted to a good private.  If not, mom-work and tutors are our plan.[/quote]

Can you tell me what grade are your kids? And how are they behind? Don't they all follow the common core/SOL and move at similar pace? I can see a private school gives more solid understanding of math concepts, but actually move faster than public school? Most private school is aiming Algebra for 8th grade, and advanced kids in MCPS and FCPS is 7th grade for algebra.  [/quote]

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