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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DC # 1 went through our good FCPS and is in HS now, and is fine.

DC # 2 is significantly younger, and our school is now overwhelmed by ESOL and FARMS.  These kids are consuming all of the resources and my kid, neither AP nor special needs, is lost in the middle somewhere.  Doesn't "need" special attention, so she doesn't get it.  And I am not opposed to immigration and even incorporating unaccompanied minors into our schools.  But at some point, there is no longer a rising tide lifting all boats; instead, the boats are totally overwhelmed.

I'm moving her to Catholic school at the start of the new quarter.

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Yep, this. No teacher--no matter how great--can really diversify instruction for 25 or more kids, especially when you take into account kids with specialized needs. My sister and I went to very strong public schools for elementary school, and I continued through middle school, before going to a private high school. My parents made the decision to start my sister at private school for middle school, in part because of a conversation they had with her 4th grade teacher. He was sending my sister and her friend to the library for "independent research" for nearly the entire school day. Why? He said, "I simply don't have the time to meet their needs. I have 28 kids in the class, and have to concentrate on the kids who are struggling." It wasn't his fault, but she didn't learn a thing that year. She might as well have gone to the local library. [/quote]

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