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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have been looking for a place to post this as we are starting to look for homes in Arlington in what many on DCUM describe as  "good" school pyramids.

On Friday, I saw a note from a colleague's  daughter about selling Girl Scout cookies.  The colleague lives in a very nice house in Arlington and both she and her spouse seem well educated.  The child said that she was 7 years old and the note was handwritten.  The writing was very difficult to read and the child even spelled the word "Girl" in "Girl Scouts" incorrectly.   The note also made no sense and was understandable only because a cookie order form was attached to it.

At 7 years old, a child would be in the second grade and should be able to write a one sentence coherent note.  
I casually asked the mother if her daughter liked school, and the mother said she loved it and was a top student.

I know kids use computers and that handwriting, spelling, and punctuation are not considered important, but is that what Arlington schools produce?  [/quote]

She could have been in first grade and was virtual for the two years you learn handwriting, spelling, and basic writing skills. She learned on a computer, but that doesn't mean your kid will.

My kid is in a lower ranked school. He uses his tablet, but does a lot of writing, phonics, and sentence structure [/quote]

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