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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Which way do you and your DC prefer?  Self Contained or Integrated?[/quote]

I am 13:04.  You know, my whole point for remaining at LLIV was so DS could stay in a familiar place, have friends he has known since K, etc.  With the self-contained class, he will be with these same children for the next two years.  My center would not be a whole lot different, as as of last year, there was only 1 class per grade.  A friend mentioned that due to huge class sizes at the Center, they were considering doing a 4/5 Combo class...not sure how I feel about that at all.  Anyway, I think, ideally, I would like to make sure that DS was getting the challenge he needs, but also is exposed to a wide variety of students.  I hear time and again about the peer group, and truly, our LLIV is mostly LLIV eligible, but quite frankly, it is more important to me that DS get used to working with, socializing with, etc. all types of children. Isn't that what real life is about?   I think in LLIV when it is self contained, when there are peer difficulties, it can be really tough knowing that you are not going to get student variety any time soon.  I think the biggest things standing in the way of FCPS offering differentiation to all students is class size.  If there was some way to reduce class size to around 20 in upper grades (I know dream world), teachers would be able to better differentiate for all students.

For now, we have been pretty pleased with the curriculum at our LLIV, with the exception of the lack of 4th grade science.  I understand that this is common even in AAP centers in 4th grade though, with the focus on the Math, LA and History SOL's[/quote]

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