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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DL back in spring made me realize how wrong I was about the quality of public education in this country. I was bamboozled by all the bell and whistles of coding, art, music, extra curricular, clubs etc. I still think all that is great, but I was under the impression that a normal/classical curriculum was still being taught, only maybe in a different manner or schedule.

When DL came about and I was left to figure things for myself for one month (FCPS) and did some research, I realized the curriculum is subpar. I want my children to be well educated independently if they decided to go to college - although that is an expectation.

I want them to learn rules of grammar, spelling and how to write/read critically. I also want them to learn geography. I have no comments about public math or science education - it seems fine to me. But since we are in a pandemic and I am not sure what to expect, she is also enrolled on a math class. [/quote]

How long has your kid been in FCPS? You are just realizing this now? Don't people actually investigate the school district they choose to buy property in? Geography hasn't been taught in schools in ages. Same with grammar (unless you are an ESOL student). My son's Catholic school actually taught these things plus handwriting. He studied all of the regions of the U.S., had to fill in a blank U.S. map as one of the final assessments. I bet 100% of the people on TV who cannot answer basic geography and history questions went to U.S. public schools. Catholic schools excel at teaching students how to write and that is worth every penny IMO. He used to go to public school and apparently spelling and grammar didn't matter at all. He used to get As by handing in garbage. It was embarrassing. [/quote]

This is interesting.  My kids were in FCPS elementary until this year.  They have definitely had to learn regions of the US - fill in a blank map of the U.S., etc.  Why do you think that isn't taught?  Vocabulary, spelling, grammar - all still taught.

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How old is your child? Ask your youngest what are the 8 parts of speech please, or even what an adjective is. I am guessing your child is about 12 since he/she just left FCPS... I am curious to see if it is a county wide problem or maybe just a school problem.

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