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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kids are in advanced programs in middle of the road FCPS schools and I haven't done any academic supplementation (other than normal family life things such as having conversations, going to museums, reading together) and I feel that their needs have been met well enough. The eldest was just accepted at good colleges and the younger (sophomore in HS) seems on a path to be also.  They both have learned skills to pursue some of their intellectual interests on their own, both have stayed avid readers, can handle their own in a political or other intellectual conversation, have kept up senses of humor and curiosity, have a good group of friends, seem aware of diverse perspectives and open to the world, and have developed some talents in their extracurricular, school-supported activities.  I appreciate what the schools have provided for them.Of course, I don't think we can say this is all the schools--it's part of being raised in a fairly well-off, culturally diverse, educated neighborhood--but that's essentially what most people are trying to purchase when they buy a house in the DMV areas with good public schools.[/quote]

agree with all of this top 2/3 of schools are fine in this area

the issue is the bottom 1/3 of schools are bad, lower performers are increasingly at a higher rate and redistricting is going to happen and some of the top 2/3 schools are going to start going downhill

it's just classic sorting pretty soon 1/2 of the schools will be bad and real estate prices will shoot up even higher in the remaining good pyramids [/quote]

We definitely need some corrections to old boundaries that don't make a lot of sense in this day and age. Seems like a lot were gerrymandered to keep schools segregated. If these county's did a better job evenly distributing FARMS, all schools would be great.[/quote]

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