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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kid is still in early elementary school, so maybe I'll feel differently in a few years. But so far I like the philosophy of not separating kids, especially when they're so young and impressionable. I see them having a positive influence on each other. We did end up doing a supplementary math program this year, which maybe wouldn't be necessary if there were a more robust gifted services program. I'm just not convinced that the FCPS pressure cooker, or the private school rich-kid culture, are necessarily better than what APS offers.[/quote]

We are trying to figure this out. Is it worth the move to Fairfax or Montgomery County for their better school systems? Is private a better option? I am really struggling with thinking this through. [/quote]

You should ask in those forums but my sense is no. With fairfax, you have to go through a very intense process to get into the advanced academic program and a lot of very smart kids don't get in. Overall it might be better but for us it's certainly not worth moving. Montgomery county seems to have SO many problems right now; I imagine a good number of people are leaving that district for a different public district or private. We couldn't have afforded a good private school - just catholic that wouldn't necessarily have been better than APS.

The gifted program was actually pretty okay for my kids. They got some interesting lessons that made school slightly less boring, and that was really all they needed. Recently APS has substantially increased the rigor of the elementary school ELA and social studies curriculum, so there is inherently more opportunity to be challenged. The biggest problems with APS are due to some principals really missing the mark on implementing DEI initiatives, which, combined with parents who tend to undermine teachers, have made behavioral issues pervasive in some schools. But this is almost a global phenomenon; teachers across the US and even in the UK, australia, and other countries are complaining of the same things. So all things considering, I'd say APS is solidly adequate. [/quote]

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