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[quote=Anonymous]Huh. My West End Alexandria school has smart boards. They also have computers in the classrooms. (Not Ipads, but computers.) In high school, every kid is issued a laptop. I'm sure there are differences between the schools, but I'm not seeing a huge technology gap. Also, I tend to agree with some of the earlier comments that the technology bells and whistles in a classroom are not as important to me as quality instructors effectively delivering content to students in a way that is academically appropriate and challenging.
The foreign language component is interesting. I understand they are now offering Chinese at the ACPS middle schools, however, so it looks like they are trying to put some focus on that. Still sounds like Arlington has the edge on that, with more offerings in elementary schools.
I guess I'm just surprised to not hear more "horrible" things, based on the perception that if you don't flee from Alexandria you a basically condemning your child to a terrible education. This is making me think that this drive to leave Alexandria is based on perception and word of mouth more than reality. I'd still love to get more responses from
1. Folks that left, with specific reasons why
2. Folks that currently have kids in the Alexandria middle and high schools.[/quote]

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