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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How many here are essentially teaching their kids math, reading and writing at home and then viewing school as supplementary or like "social time"? My child is not yet in FCPS but given what I hear, I don't have high expectations. I just wondering how I'll keep my child learning if they are spending so much time at school.[/quote]

Good point, especially if you have them involved in a lot of extracurriculars once they do get home.  Our kids made great strides in reading and math during the pandemic, being taught at home.  FCPS fills in some of the gaps that we might have overlooked since we weren't following a [i]bona fide[/i] home school curriculum (just doing our best when virtual school was failing them).  And they do enjoy the structure and being with other kids.  I look at what we do at home as supplementing and will continue to do so as time allows.  [/quote]
It really is the golden age for strivers.

Whether or not striving translates into future college admissions results remains to be seen as many schools are heavy into considering other factors beyond scores/grades. But providing your child with more knowledge and greater skills than what the schools continue remediate will provide an educational foundation for life that will always set your child apart from their peers. Even if that isn't the goal, it's a good bonus.

Some people will end up naturally smarter or in better positions in life no matter what you do, but you can know that you didn't leave it up to the whims of the political objectives of school board members and activists. [/quote]

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