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I moved to Vienna for the schools, and it was a mistake. A previous poster made light of the new grading system stating that her kid likes to choose what work to do/not do, but I think this perspective is not shared by many. Madison is also not counting classwork. This has an impact on the quality of time spent in the classroom and my kids say that when no one does the work it impacts class discussions, ect... If academics is important to you, go to Langley or McLean. I think those parents would protest if skills-based grading was implemented there. It makes it harder for kids to get an A, it's confusing, and has caused my kids tons of stress. Think about college admission process stress - just don't add this wild card if you can.

The only reason we are at Madison is that one is an athlete and would be heartbroken if I pulled from school - which we may do anyway. The other is graduating and wish I'd just put this kid in private this year because it was a horrible experience.

The administration does not care about the impact on parents, students and teachers. If you can afford it, just do private for 2 years. FCPS is so caught up in equity and equal outcomes for all students; it's a bad time to be a student in FCPS.

Athletics has been a good experience. If your kid doesn't care about academics/not primary focus, then go to Madison. I would say those types of kids are having a good experience.

There are drugs/vape, but if your kid is against drugs he will easily find a group that is the same. It is a safe place to go to school.

Agreed. Mclean parents complain too much for the schools to implement the latest faulty thinking of FCPS. Madison is more low key on these things and more about the community as a whole. There are pluses and minuses to each approach. [/quote]

What makes you think the McLean parents (or principal) can decide not to implement an FCPS-wide policy? The grading system you describe is NOT unique to Madison.[/quote]

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