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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have two kids in AAP and a third who is too young but I think will be different by the time she’s old enough.

When I was a kid my G&T was same as level III with a pullout. I really don’t care if AAP continues to exist.  Then the one who would go to AAP kids will stay at base together and can do stuff together there. I believe all learning doesn’t have to be adult led.

This article is an oldie but goodie IMO:
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2014/04/25/does-it-pay-to-obsess-on-where-your-kid-goes-to-college/%3foutputType=amp

I also never wanted my kids to go to TJ. I think our base gives a more well rounded education.  [/quote]

The biggest predictor of a kid's success in school is parents' educational attainment. it's always been the case.  Unless your kid is going to a truly bad school-they will be ok.  AAP or not-they will be ok. GS rate of 5 or 9-they will be fine.  [/quote]

This exactly. FCPS has always, including now, done a great job of educating students who have the other supports they need and a stable home life. Those kids go to college or to careers and find that their FCPS education gives them a slight edge of students from almost any other system. Students who are born or move into poverty, or who live in less-stable environments, get opportunity in FCPS that they wouldn't in most other systems. The growing poverty in the area have presented a challenge, which you see the school system trying to address through One Fairfax, the AAP study, and other initiatives. 
I have lived here my whole life, went to FCPS schools, worked there, and sent kids there. Believe what you want from the sources here, but the odds are in your child's favor in FCPS. Students are supported and challenged K-12, and in my opinion, the programs, teachers, and opportunities are better now than the have ever been. 
This terrible situation with the virus has been tough on every system, student, and parent, and if you spend an hour comparing, you will be hard pressed to find many who have put in a better effort than FCPS. The level of misinformation here and other similar places is astounding, and I have a hunch most of it is from the same sources that want vouchers and the exclusivity of private schools. Many of those same people keep telling us that Trump is a great president and won the election. It just simply isn’t true. The decision to keep buildings closed for now is based on science and data. Many people insisting on opening now will fall silent as soon as the cases impact a beloved teacher or reach back into their homes. Ask anyone who has had the virus. In almost every case, they will tell you that they were doing "everything" right, and then proceed to tell you that they just went out to eat in a restaurant a couple of times, or that they were totally locked down except when their kid came home from college or their brother came to see them last week. FCPS is protecting your families, whether you know it or not. Things will get back to normal soon after we start getting vaccines in arms, and FCPS will be mostly fine again, too.
Anyone else have similar perspective? [/quote]

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