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[quote=Anonymous]OP, I know how you feel.  When my kids were heading into kindergarten, I was used to seeing them in a preschool/day care class of 20 with two teachers and it still seemed like plenty!  I was worried about kindergarten classes of 27+.

Well, yes, FCPS kindergarten classes are 28-30 in my kids' school (teacher + aide).  First grade was 22 (one teacher).  Second grade was 30 kids (one teacher).  I'm not thrilled with it.  Even though it bothers me, it doesn't bother me to the tune of $50K-60K per year (the cost of two kids in private).  I would LOVE to have 20-23 kids/class.  Smaller would be better, and I'm sure my children would have a better experience if the teacher had more time for them.... so if $$ were infitinte, then I would probably send my kids to private.  Has the large class size kept my children from learning what they should or has it negatively impacted their safety?  No.

Unless you have so much money that $200K+ would not matter to you over the next few years, I think you might want to try FCPS for kindergarten and see if your fears are reality.  You'll probably find that your children do fine even in a big class.  If not, at least you will be confident you are spending the $ for something your really want and can't get elsewhere.[/quote]

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