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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I've heard a lot of talk about Arlington schools getting to/over capacity etc., but I've historically heard such great things about the Arlington school system that I just assumed that's where we'd relocate when our child turns 5.  Should we be scared off by the overcrowding, or [b]do people think the school district is addressing the problem in a smart way for the long term?[/b][/quote]

I don't like the overcrowding myself. And yes, my husband attended elementary school with 90 kids in his class (!) and 1 teacher in a different country and he is successful, but I think most teachers would agree that in same-age classes, the lower the number of students, the more you can cover, faster, and the more time you have for making it fun and enjoyable and playful and providing the "extras" (which shouldn't be extras-- recess, arts, etc.).

So I'd be very interested in the answer to this question-- but I think we'd be better off to actually research it elsewhere rather than expect an answer through these forums, perhaps, OP...where do you live now? Would you have to relocate somewhere in the area? If you look at the schools, Arlington does have the smallest classes in the area-- 19 students, I think, average in K vs. 24 or something for Fairfax.[/quote]

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