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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My son did pre-k at Holy Spirit and it was a terrible fit. The teachers were constantly criticizing him and he lost a lot of confidence that year. Also, I found the expectation that a parent attend many school day events difficult as a working parent.

My son then went to a FCPS elementary school and did very well. [/quote]

NP. Agree that Holy Spirit is more traditional than a typical FCPS elementary and has pretty high standards for behavior. Some kids definitely struggle with that, especially the ones who simply need more movement during the day.

My kids all attended HS for K-8th. It's not perfect, and there were aspects of uniforms, homework levels, and expected parental involvement that grated on all of us after a while. At some points we thought about transferring but they didn't want to leave their friends. But they were more than well prepared for high school so we were ultimately happy with the decision although middle school especially was a grind at times. It generally took them all until the middle of 10th grade in honors/AP classes to approach the number of tests, long-term projects, and homework they had in 8th grade. That was under the old administration though so maybe it's improved, I don't know.[/quote]

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