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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]That has absolutely not been my experience. We are zoned for an elementary with a no-homework policy. Only one kid is in middle but it was a really rough transition going from no homework to being asked to do homework every night for six different classes.

I am committed to APS but I don't think you can really call anything about it "great," not in broad terms. I think that for most people it's "good enough."[/quote]

What makes it not great but good enough in your opinion?[/quote]

It's just the same issues as a lot of public schools have. Not enough resources for special needs so then the teachers are overextended, the elementary curriculum is sort of meh, teachers aren't trained well in teaching programs so a lot of it they have to learn on the job (luckily my kids have had amazing teachers), writing composition isn't taught rigorously enough, they outsource things like times tables and spelling to apps that the kids are supposed to do on their own time rather than make sure the kids have mastered it, there is a big disparity in resources between north and south Arlington, etc.

But a lot of kids graduate from APS and thrive, and all the kids my teachers have had genuinely care about the kids. Plus it is a lot better than a lot of other public school districts. And they finally got rid of balanced literacy (now it's just a matter of hoping the teachers adjust to a phonics-based approach).[/quote]

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