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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We left FCPS, which is definitely a flaming dumpster, for private ES/MS, but our private ends soon and we probably can't afford private high school.  We're planning to move, and decided to be smarter this time and not live in Fairfax.  But based on this forum, it seems like every NoVa school district is horrible.  Is there one anywhere that isn't?  Falls Church, Oakton, Loudoun?  Is there a decent public school district anywhere in NoVa?

Some of things we hated about FCPS included absurd amounts of homework, even in ES, a huge bureaucracy with no accountability for administrators (and a lot of BAD admins), a focus on testing, overcrowded classrooms, no personal attention at any age, and a "we don't care" attitude in general. Does that characterize all public schools?[/quote]

[b]I’m surprised about the homework comment[/b]. We teach in the elementary grades. Two different schools in FCPS (lower and upper ES). Teachers in our schools haven’t assigned homework for years now. Some parents request hw, but I don’t know of anyone assigning hw on a regular basis.[/quote]
My ES kid in FCPS has always had assigned HW every day from 4th grade. We came here in 4th grade so I don’t know about the lower grades. On some days when the teacher did not give enough time to finish the work in class or if they had to go for some drills etc  DC would bring home class work also and the combined math work would take 1+ hr to finish. I am not complaining about HW. Just replying to your comment.
Science/SS/LA hw is rare.[/quote]

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