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[quote] False equivalency dude. Their kids went to a traditional high school at normal hours, sitting in a classroom, with fields to practice on. 
 Van Doren and Murphy are batting around great ideas like shift schedules, online learning, and internships. 
 Our retired citizens won't be giving up the community center that was once a school either. They have water color class on Wednesday over there. 
 Oh, and they won't be paying taxes. "Arlington is so expensive now! I can't pay taxes and age in place! Just get rid of those new fangled iPads."

[quote]Nevermind that the whole point of 1:1 is to get these kids primed for online learning,[/quote] so the arlington county democratic committee doesn't have to deal with building more schools. They don't have the will and the county doesn't have the space or the money. This student boom is to be weathered. It will pass.

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This is a horrible idea....absolutely horrible. It assumes that young children have the stamina and motivation to sit in front of a screen and learn on their own, which they simply do not have. Developmentally, it simply isn't there! Ask any teacher and they will tell you that. Online learning can be done when a student is older--perhaps in college--but not younger. There needs to be someone there to answer questions and keep the student on task.[/quote]

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