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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote] I feel that with APS, because so many pushy parents say the schools are good, people believe it to be so. But these parents — who are generally nerds with attitude and money — would never admit that something they chose is less than great.[/quote]

The schools are generally good. However, something that hurts APS in the upper grades is that all its elementary schools have different approaches--ATS, science focus, montessori. This is what the parents want. But it is short-sighted.

When kids hit the secondary grades, APS MS teachers have to deal with kids from many different style schools, and are forced to teach to the middle or bottom to make sure all the students have the same information. Meanwhile, other VA counties, who have been teaching more uniformly from the beginning, can turn things up to get kids ready for advanced maths, APs and SATs.
	
APS will never be able to compete with this under its current system.
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You make an excellent point. [/quote]

I disagree with the point. Elementary education gives a basic foundation and teaches basic skills. If each approach is sound, the fact that they are different shouldn't matter. Why would it? If what you are saying is that kids are falling behind in one or more of these approaches, then that is a different point altogether.

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