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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You do realize that in doing that budget tool, you probably eliminated things that were important to other families and/or employees, if not to you?  AAP may be your pet issue, but it sure isn't mine or many others'.  We all have things that are important to us and that we see as critical to our children.  AAP is nowhere near the top of my list.  I consider later start times for high schoolers (and hopefully middle schoolers) as one of the most important issues for FCPS to fund.  Just keep in mind that your priorities are not everyone else's. [/quote]

You do realize, don't you, that just calling something a 'pet project' doesn't mean that it isn't an incredibly vital and valuable part of SOMEBODY ELSE'S educational experience. Why do parents all try to turn on one another instead of pulling together? Come on, guys, it's public school. It's for all of us. You need to meet the kids where they are. If my school system provides ESOL to somebody else's kid, who successfully becomes a productive bilingual member of society -- maybe even (gasp!) doing something amazing for bridging gaps between different cultures, that's a win for us. If my school system provides AAP to somebody else's kid, who becomes jazzed about education (rather than bored & checked-out) and then accomplishes something great with his life, that's a win for us, too.

Budget cuts aren't popularity contests, where we just cut the programs that affect the fewest people and/or annoy the most people because their kids aren't in them. We're trying to come up with a way to balance the needs across the entire County. How about we all head over to the Board of Supervisors and tell them the truth: We don't want any of these cuts. We want a strong public school system for all kids, that doesn't push away the needs of a minority (like, um, AAP nerds, to coin a phrase), but instead forms a strong basis for community -- remember that idea, community? Like, we are all in one community called Fairfax County?[/quote]

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