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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]When people say things fall apart toward the middle or tail end of elementary,,, when people say they regret not going private… are you also including wealthy coveted districts like McLean, North Arlington, Potomac, etc with very few FARMS and non-English speaking kids and I assume lots of entitled kids and parents who outside outside enrichment?

Or are you talking about HOCO, MOCO, non-Langley FCPS, and other “normal districts” that are still well off?[/quote]

We're zoned for a "normal" but still well off FCPS elementary school in a good-but-not-Langley FCPS pyramid. People move here for the schools when they can't afford Great Falls/McLean but still care about schools.

I thought the education was bad from kindergarten on up, starting with the lack of phonics instruction (somewhat fixed now), moving through the lack of deep social studies/science/content instruction, encompassing the lack of solid writing instruction (again I think Benchmark is maybe a hair better from what I've heard?), and including how boring math was until advanced math in 3rd. And now FCPS watered down advanced math for new 3rd graders!

Individual good teachers could salvage that, but it was a lot of work on their parts and no guarantee you'd get the good one.

My kids are now at private and while there are drawbacks there (fewer STEM APs in high school), it's a trade-off we're happy to make for all the benefits.[/quote]

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