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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We are in a well off suburb with a top state school district. Blue ribbon school.

But the district relies on Fountas Pinnell. My kindergartener couldn’t read. Her spelling is terrible. Now in 1st grade they are still working on 5+2 and 9-7. So I have to teach literacy and math at home. I’m sure I’ll have to start spelling and science soon.

I put her in a music school because she wanted an instrument. As the newest kid by far she objectively did the best at the recital (memorized the music, played with good tempo, actually performed) whereas kids who have been learning for much longer could barely read off their music stands, showed up wearing old sweats, and often had to restart the piece.

This will sound snobby. I know not everyone is the top at everything. But my kid is by no means a musical prodigy. She should not be at the top of the performance list, she is a good. She is in the top math group, but only because the classroom expectation is that she master 1-10 math facts, she is not an exceptional math talent. I love my kid and am proud, but realistically she is not a superstar.

Isn’t the 1st grade class standard behind? Is this music school bad? Should we move? Or is this just how things are even in coveted districts? I feel like during the preschool years everyone talked about enrichment and doing the best for kids. Everyone looked into specialized classes and were weirdly competitive about their babies. How can the elementary classroom and extracurricular experience be so mediocre in a wealthy, educated area? Is this why people are down on public schools and seek private? Or is this because I don’t live in the cutthroat areas of McLean and N Arlington? Is it different where you are?[/quote]

OP doesn't have to break privacy, but what are the wealthy educated areas outside McLean and N Arlington?
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