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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DH and I are trying to decide if we should move to VA for better schools for our kids or stay in MoCo and go private/parochial. The VA HS boundaries we are looking at are: Yorktown (Arlington), Meridian and Marshall (Falls Church), McClean (Fairfax). 
Here are some factors we are thinking through:
- Three kids, so parochial school PK-8 is ~350k. 
- MCPS uses a lot of technology in early grades (K uses Chromebooks for educational games). [b]I would prefer more limited (or non-existent, honestly) technology.[/b]
- MCPS allows cell phones (or has teacher enforcement of cell phone bans, which I believe is an ineffective policy).
- We are in MCPS’s Down County Consortium, so Blair HS is an option. Our elementary is fine but not great and MS (Sligo MS) doesn’t seem like a great option. Reading and math proficiency levels are not very good, even at our ES, which is not Title 1.

Will moving to VA actually address the concerns I have? I think my husband is leaning toward move to VA, get a nicer house, and get better schools while I lean toward staying in our more modest house and going to parochial school because it’s a better culture fit.

Any guidance on VA schools or generally thinking through this issue would be appreciated.

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Why? That's so stupid. Do you want them to use chalk and slate or some shit like that?

The VA schools you're eyeing are remarkably similar to MCPS, so not sure what you think you're going to get that's different.

What a bizarre hostility to technology, though. Do you realize we live in the 21st Century and technology is a central part of how we live, work and learn?

Homeschool if you're determined to have luddites with no skills. [/quote]

Spellcheck typing and PowerPoint presentations are not high tech for most people, but apparently that doesn't include you and your kids. What exactly is the computer doing? Chatbots? Grammar check? YouTube? Kahoot? These are useless for learning for normal kids in a classroom. Desmos should be replaced back with a TI because it's harder to cheat.

You laugh about chalk and slate but many science and math classes still rely on writing things in (yes) chalk or markers on boards. The only reason actual tech would be necessary are for niche things like coding and video editing where there is no alternative. [/quote]

Ah yes i remember arguments like this in elementary schools when we first got computers.

You prefer we go back to using an abacus. Whatever, loser. [/quote]

Many top-performing Asian countries still rely on use of an abacus in the early grades. But keep telling yourself that Dreambox yields better results. [/quote]

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